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Adam Smith's Ratings and Endorsements

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

75%
2022
100%
2018
84%
2023
78%
2022
87%
2021
79%
2019
53%
2018
16%
2024
20%
2022
29%
2021
0%
2021
0%
2020
44%
2020
50%
2019
42%
2019
0%
2018
13%
2018
70%
2017
70%
2017
22%
2019
22%
2019
40%
2018
40%
2018
40%
2017
40%
2017
86%
2023
75%
2022
75%
2022
100%
2018
100%
2018
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