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Peter Leishman'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.

18%
2021-2022
18%
2021-2022
30%
2019-2020
30%
2019-2020
26%
2017-2018
26%
2017-2018
18%
2015-2016
18%
2015-2016
0%
2021-2022
18
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
8%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
5
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
14
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0%
2008
17%
2007
0%
2021-2022
18
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
20%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
8%
2015-2016
5
2011-2012
14
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0%
2008
17%
2007
18%
2021-2022
18%
2021-2022
30%
2019-2020
30%
2019-2020
26%
2017-2018
26%
2017-2018
18%
2015-2016
18%
2015-2016
70%
2015-2016
70%
2015-2016
67%
2014
67%
2014
100%
2016
92%
2019
92%
2019
0
2023-2024
0%
2021-2022
0%
2021-2022
18
2019-2020
18
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
8%
2015-2016
8%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
0
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
14
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
5
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
5
2011-2012
14
2011-2012
0
2011-2012
0%
2008
0%
2008
17%
2007
17%
2007
9%
2024
11%
2023
11%
2023
4%
2022
4%
2022
8%
2021
8%
2021
7%
2020
7%
2020
5%
2019
5%
2019
9%
2017
9%
2017
21%
2016
21%
2016
15%
2015
15%
2015
10%
2014
10%
2014
21%
2013
21%
2013
14
2011-2012
14
2011-2012
16%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2009
16%
2009
20
2007-2008
20
2007-2008
43%
2000
43%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
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