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Lee Ware, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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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.

89%
2011-2012
94%
2018
89%
2021
100%
2020
85%
2019
83%
2018
90%
2017
85%
2017
89%
2016
80%
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
93%
2017
93%
2017
88%
2017
88%
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
73%
2012
73%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
82%
2012
82%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
68
2010
68
2010
80
2010
80
2010
55%
2010
55%
2010
78
2010
78
2010
87%
2009
87%
2009
77
2009
77
2009
82
2009
82
2009
75
2009
75
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
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