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Barry Glassman'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.

100%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2005
100%
1999-2003
100%
1999-2003
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
89
2007-2010
60%
2005
55%
2004
50%
2003
33%
2002
89%
2007-2010
83%
2014
83%
2014
83%
2013
83%
2013
88%
2013
88%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
82%
2011
82%
2011
82%
2010
82%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
75%
2009
75%
2009
82%
2008
82%
2008
100%
2008
100%
2008
82%
2007
82%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
88%
2005
88%
2005
80%
2004
80%
2004
63%
2003
63%
2003
70%
2002
70%
2002
86%
2001
86%
2001
67%
2005
100%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
39
2010
45
2009
29
2008
37
2007
13%
2006
9%
2005
75%
2009-2011
39
2010
45
2009
29
2008
37
2007
13%
2006
9%
2005
39
2010
45
2009
29
2008
37
2007
13%
2006
9%
2005
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