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Doug Ose's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

59%
2001-2002
57%
1999-2000
80%
2001
68%
2000
76%
1999
27%
2001-2002
35%
1999-2000
38%
1999
0%
2001
93%
2001-2002
93%
2001-2002
67%
1999-2000
67%
1999-2000
Anti Hemp
2002
Anti Hemp
2002
25%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
33%
2000
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
38%
1999-2000
38%
1999-2000
33%
1999
25%
2003
25%
2003
100%
2003
39%
2003
39%
2003
54%
2003
54%
2003
46%
2003
46%
2003
60%
2003
60%
2003
52%
2003
52%
2003
50%
2003
50%
2003
50%
2003
50%
2003
49%
2002
49%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
61%
2002
61%
2002
58%
2002
58%
2002
41%
2002
41%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
23%
2002
23%
2002
51%
2002
51%
2002
87%
2001
87%
2001
4%
2001
52%
2001
52%
2001
63%
2001
63%
2001
36%
2001
36%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
85%
2000
85%
2000
69%
2000
69%
2000
25%
2000
25%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
50%
2000
50%
2000
6%
2000
0%
1999
48%
1999
48%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
54%
1999
54%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
71%
2001-2002
95%
2001-2002
88%
2001-2002
100%
2003
33%
2001
30%
1999-2000
30%
1999-2000
27%
1999
75%
1998-2002
29%
1999-2000
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
0%
2000
0%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
16%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
7%
1999-2000
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
100%
2003
60%
2001
60%
2001
0%
2001-2002
33%
2001
30%
1999-2000
30%
1999-2000
27%
1999
88%
2003-2004
88%
2003-2004
75%
2002
75%
1998-2002
29%
1999-2000
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
0%
2000
0%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
-6
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
100%
2003
55%
2003
59%
2001-2002
59%
2001-2002
57%
1999-2000
57%
1999-2000
61%
2003
42%
2002
42%
2002
53%
1999-2000
53%
1999-2000
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
75%
2001
75%
2001
64%
2000
64%
2000
38%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
45%
2002
45%
2002
55%
2001
55%
2001
47%
2000
47%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
100%
2002
14%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
7%
1999-2000
0%
2002
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
50%
2003
60%
2003
77%
2001
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