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Peter Stauber'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.

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2019-2020
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2019
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2021-2022
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2020
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2019-2020
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2019
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2019-2020
86%
2024
88%
2023
100%
2023
83%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
70%
2019-2020
83%
2021-2022
71%
2019-2020
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
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2022
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2019
40%
2019-2020
40%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
65%
2021
0%
2019
90%
2021
90%
2021
80%
2023-2024
83%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
77%
2019-2020
86%
2024
88%
2023
100%
2023
83%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2022
0%
2019
0%
2020
0%
2023-2024
100%
2021-2022
84%
2019-2020
6%
2019-2020
6%
2019-2020
86%
2024
100%
2023
88%
2023
83%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
0%
2023
100%
2022
25%
2021
0%
2020
68%
2022
68%
2021
64%
2020
55%
2019
75%
2022
62%
2023
82%
2022
65%
2022
78%
2021
59%
2021
46%
2020
49%
2020
51%
2019
51%
2019
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
3%
2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
9%
2019
9%
2019
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2023
100%
2022
25%
2021
0%
2020
72%
2024
72%
2024
66%
2023
66%
2023
60%
2023
60%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
50%
2020
50%
2020
29%
2021-2022
29%
2021-2022
30%
2021
30%
2021
33%
2019-2020
33%
2019-2020
34%
2019
34%
2019
0%
2023-2024
89%
2023-2024
89%
2023-2024
82%
2022
82%
2022
78%
2021-2022
78%
2021-2022
86%
2020
86%
2020
86%
2019-2020
86%
2019-2020
29%
2021-2022
29%
2021-2022
30%
2021
30%
2021
33%
2019-2020
33%
2019-2020
34%
2019
34%
2019
0%
2023-2024
10%
2023-2024
10%
2023-2024
13%
2021-2022
13%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
16%
2019-2020
16%
2019-2020
16%
2019-2020
16%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
25%
2021
25%
2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
61%
2024
63%
2023-2024
63%
2023-2024
63%
2023-2024
63%
2023-2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
73%
2021-2022
73%
2021-2022
73%
2021-2022
73%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
45%
2019-2020
45%
2019-2020
45%
2019-2020
45%
2019-2020
100%
2024
100%
2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
66%
2023
66%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
50%
2020
50%
2020
68%
2022
68%
2021
64%
2020
55%
2019
62%
2023
65%
2022
82%
2022
78%
2021
59%
2021
46%
2020
49%
2020
51%
2019
51%
2019
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
3%
2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
9%
2019
9%
2019
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