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Mike Gallagher's Ratings and Endorsements

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.

90%
2017-2018
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
0%
2021-2022
0%
2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019
0%
2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
38%
2020
23%
2018
17%
2017
6%
2019-2020
21%
2017-2018
21%
2017-2018
36%
2019-2020
36%
2019-2020
100%
2023
90%
2022
94%
2021-2022
94%
2021-2022
89%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2018
91%
2017-2018
91%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
91%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
77%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
7%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
10%
2017
10%
2017
21%
2019-2020
4%
2017-2018
12%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
90%
2017-2018
78%
2021
63%
2019
70%
2018
95%
2021
95%
2021
90%
2021-2022
94%
2019-2020
83%
2017-2018
100%
2023
90%
2022
94%
2021-2022
94%
2021-2022
89%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2018
91%
2017-2018
91%
2017-2018
7%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
7%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
25%
2023-2024
25%
2023-2024
100%
2021-2022
83%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
27%
2019-2020
27%
2019-2020
3%
2017-2018
3%
2017-2018
3%
2017
100%
2023
90%
2022
94%
2021-2022
94%
2021-2022
89%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2018
91%
2017-2018
91%
2017-2018
0%
2023
100%
2022
25%
2021
60%
2020
82%
2018
56%
2017
88%
2017-2018
64%
2022
75%
2021
77%
2020
75%
2019
66%
2018
60%
2022
62%
2023
82%
2022
84%
2022
88%
2021
84%
2021
83%
2020
99%
2020
85%
2019
78%
2019
70%
2018
75%
2018
80%
2017
80%
2017
14%
2021-2022
14%
2021-2022
10%
2021
10%
2021
25%
2020
25%
2020
26%
2019
26%
2019
10%
2017
10%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
38%
2020
23%
2018
17%
2017
77%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
7%
2017-2018
0%
2023
100%
2022
25%
2021
60%
2020
82%
2018
56%
2017
100%
2024
100%
2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
72%
2023
72%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
93%
2021
93%
2021
77%
2020
77%
2020
58%
2018
58%
2018
76%
2017
76%
2017
38%
2021-2022
38%
2021-2022
37%
2021
37%
2021
29%
2019-2020
29%
2019-2020
34%
2019
34%
2019
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
25%
2023-2024
25%
2023-2024
38%
2021-2022
38%
2021-2022
37%
2021
37%
2021
29%
2019-2020
29%
2019-2020
34%
2019
34%
2019
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
25%
2023-2024
25%
2023-2024
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
27%
2019-2020
27%
2019-2020
3%
2017-2018
3%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
10%
2017
10%
2017
100%
2017-2018
92%
2024
92%
2024
12%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
83%
2019-2020
90%
2017-2018
90%
2017-2018
100%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
25%
2021
25%
2021
60%
2020
60%
2020
82%
2018
82%
2018
56%
2017
56%
2017
62%
2024
52%
2023-2024
52%
2023-2024
52%
2023-2024
52%
2023-2024
64%
2023
64%
2023
66%
2021-2022
66%
2021-2022
66%
2021-2022
66%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
76%
2024
76%
2024
72%
2023
72%
2023
60%
2023
60%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
93%
2021
93%
2021
77%
2020
77%
2020
58%
2018
58%
2018
76%
2017
76%
2017
88%
2017-2018
64%
2022
75%
2021
77%
2020
75%
2019
66%
2018
81%
2023
84%
2022
82%
2022
84%
2021
88%
2021
83%
2020
99%
2020
78%
2019
85%
2019
70%
2018
75%
2018
80%
2017
80%
2017
14%
2021-2022
14%
2021-2022
10%
2021
10%
2021
25%
2020
25%
2020
26%
2019
26%
2019
10%
2017
10%
2017
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