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Frank Mascara's Ratings and Endorsements

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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%
2001
50%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
78%
1998
57%
1997
73%
1996
80%
1995
40%
2001-2002
33%
2000
33%
1999
50%
1997
25%
1995-1996
25%
1995-1996
25%
1995
67%
2001
67%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
50%
2001
50%
2001
50%
2001
50%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
58%
2000
58%
2000
40%
2000
40%
2000
65%
2000
65%
2000
34%
2000
34%
2000
43%
2000
43%
2000
55%
2000
55%
2000
76%
1999
76%
1999
42%
1999
42%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
24%
1999
24%
1999
49%
1999
49%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
23%
1998
23%
1998
48%
1998
48%
1998
71%
1998
71%
1998
51%
1998
51%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
70%
1996
70%
1996
50%
1996
50%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
29%
1996
29%
1996
50%
1996
50%
1996
33%
1996
33%
1996
57%
2001-2002
0%
1997-1998
0%
1999-2000
20%
2000
20%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
63%
1998
63%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
50%
1996
50%
1996
58%
1995
58%
1995
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
63%
1997-1998
63%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
65%
1995-1996
65%
1995-1996
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
60%
1997-1998
60%
1997-1998
67%
1995-1996
67%
1995-1996
50%
2001
78%
1998
57%
1997
73%
1996
80%
1995
40%
1999-2000
40%
1999-2000
36%
1999
25%
1997-1998
25%
1997-1998
11%
1995-1996
11%
1995-1996
0%
1999-2000
20%
2000
20%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
63%
1998
63%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
50%
1996
50%
1996
58%
1995
58%
1995
63%
2001
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
33%
1997-1998
67%
1997
33%
1995-1996
40%
1999-2000
40%
1999-2000
36%
1999
25%
1997-1998
25%
1997-1998
11%
1995-1996
11%
1995-1996
73%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
33%
1997-1998
33%
1997-1998
67%
1997
67%
1997
33%
1995-1996
33%
1995-1996
30%
2001
35%
2000
35%
2000
33%
1999
33%
1999
35%
1998
35%
1998
35%
1997
35%
1997
34%
1995-1996
34%
1995-1996
34%
1995-1996
34%
1995-1996
50%
2002
63%
1997-1998
63%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
65%
1995-1996
65%
1995-1996
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
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