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Steven DeBoy, Sr.'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.

60%
2014
60%
2014
41%
2013
41%
2013
38%
2013
38%
2013
36%
2012
36%
2012
18%
2011
18%
2011
67%
2010
67%
2010
46%
2010
46%
2010
20%
2009
20%
2009
67%
2008
67%
2008
45%
2008
45%
2008
42%
2007
42%
2007
44%
2006
44%
2006
56%
2005
56%
2005
40%
2004
40%
2004
29%
2003
29%
2003
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