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Lee Ware, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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.

25%
2020
0%
2019
0%
2018-2019
0%
2018
15%
2016-2017
0%
2016
0%
2015
0%
2014-2015
0%
2014
0%
2012
0%
2010
0%
2009
0
2008
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2002
89%
2011-2012
94%
2018
89%
2021
100%
2020
85%
2019
83%
2018
90%
2017
85%
2017
80%
2016
89%
2016
95%
2015
94%
2014
96%
2013
88%
2012
93%
2005
100%
2002-2003
70%
2000-2001
76%
2000
81%
1999
88%
1998
78%
2019
78%
2019
83%
2018
83%
2018
88%
2017
88%
2017
93%
2017
93%
2017
83%
2016
83%
2016
85%
2015
85%
2015
84%
2014-2015
84%
2014-2015
82%
2014
82%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2013
65%
2013
65%
2013
82%
2012
82%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
80
2010
80
2010
68
2010
68
2010
78
2010
78
2010
55%
2010
55%
2010
82
2009
82
2009
77
2009
77
2009
75
2009
75
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
87
2008
87
2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
93%
2005
93%
2005
67%
2004
67%
2004
61%
2003
61%
2003
59%
2002
59%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
76%
2000
76%
2000
80
1999
80
1999
0%
2024
7%
2021
0%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
75%
2013
0%
2012
33%
2007
11%
2005
0
2004
0%
2003
0%
2001
95%
2020
79%
2018-2019
83%
2016-2017
89%
2014-2015
89%
2013
90%
2010-2011
94%
2008-2009
90%
2006-2007
100%
2004-2005
100%
2002-2003
94%
2001
94%
1999
88%
2019
70%
2018
70%
2017
83%
2017
67%
2016
55%
2016
88%
2015
75%
2014
70%
2013
75%
2012-2017
50%
2012
100%
2004-2014
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
48%
2021
48%
2023
50%
2022
50%
2022
48%
2021
50%
2021
48%
2020
50%
2020
50%
2019
53%
2019
50%
2018
50%
2018
58%
2017
50%
2017
49%
2016
36%
2016
56%
2015
50%
2015
67%
2014
55%
2013
49%
2013
70%
2012
46%
2011
38%
2010
21%
2009
43%
2008
71
2007
44%
2006
30%
2005
50%
2004
25%
2003
100%
2002
63%
2001
47%
2000-2011
47%
2000-2010
67%
2000
41%
2023
45%
2022
47%
2022
36%
2021
49%
2021
44%
2019
55%
2019
71%
2018
61%
2017
60%
2017
57%
2016
55%
2015-2019
55%
2015-2019
50%
2015
62%
2014-2018
62%
2014-2018
50%
1999
95%
2020
79%
2018-2019
83%
2016-2017
89%
2014-2015
89%
2013
90%
2010-2011
94%
2008-2009
90%
2006-2007
100%
2004-2005
100%
2002-2003
94%
2001
94%
1999
100%
1999
52%
2004-2005
52%
2004-2005
2%
2020
2%
2020
4%
2019
4%
2019
52%
2004-2005
52%
2004-2005
25%
2019
25%
2019
27%
2018
27%
2018
24%
2018
24%
2018
21%
2017
21%
2017
26%
2017
26%
2017
26%
2016
26%
2016
20%
2016
20%
2016
18%
2015
18%
2015
26%
2015
26%
2015
14%
2014
14%
2014
26%
2014
26%
2014
27%
2012
27%
2012
10%
2012
10%
2012
6%
2010
24%
2010
24%
2010
7%
2009
7
2008
8%
2007
0%
2006
10%
2005
10%
2005
6%
2004
50%
2004
50%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2002
9%
2001
20%
1999
20%
1999
56%
2003
2%
2020
2%
2020
4%
2019
4%
2019
34%
2024
7%
2021
0%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
75%
2013
0%
2012
33%
2007
11%
2005
0
2004
0%
2003
0%
2001
100%
2020-2021
95%
2020
95%
2020
79%
2018-2019
79%
2018-2019
83%
2016-2017
83%
2016-2017
89%
2014-2015
89%
2014-2015
89%
2013
89%
2013
90%
2010-2011
90%
2010-2011
94%
2008-2009
94%
2008-2009
90%
2006-2007
90%
2006-2007
100%
2004-2005
100%
2004-2005
100%
2002-2003
100%
2002-2003
94%
2001
94%
2001
94%
1999
94%
1999
88%
2019
88%
2019
88%
2019
70%
2018
70%
2018
83%
2017
83%
2017
70%
2017
70%
2017
67%
2016
55%
2016
55%
2016
67%
2016
88%
2015
88%
2015
75%
2014
75%
2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
75%
2012-2017
75%
2012-2017
50%
2012
50%
2012
100%
2004-2014
100%
2004-2014
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