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Stephen Horn'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.

35%
1999-2000
100%
2000
100%
1999
90%
1997
100%
1996
100%
1999
100%
1995-1998
80%
1993-1996
0%
2001
55%
1999
70%
1995-1996
79%
1993-1994
71%
2001-2002
71%
2001-2002
33%
1998
57%
1997
47%
1996
40%
1995
67%
1994
67%
1993
60%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
1999
50%
1997
25%
1995-1996
25%
1995-1996
75%
1995
50%
1993-1994
50%
1993-1994
47%
2001
47%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
53%
2001
53%
2001
38%
2001
38%
2001
48%
2001
48%
2001
51%
2000
51%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
31%
2000
31%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
43%
1999
43%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
62%
1999
62%
1999
37%
1999
37%
1999
48%
1999
48%
1999
55%
1999
55%
1999
68%
1998
68%
1998
56%
1998
56%
1998
62%
1998
62%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
38%
1998
38%
1998
43%
1998
43%
1998
35%
1996
35%
1996
38%
1996
38%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
60%
1996
60%
1996
48%
1996
48%
1996
51%
1996
51%
1996
57%
2001-2002
75%
1997-1998
14%
1999-2000
10%
2000
10%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
38%
1998
38%
1998
8%
1997
8%
1997
30%
1996
30%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
57%
2001-2002
57%
2001-2002
58%
1997-1998
58%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
57%
1995-1996
57%
1995-1996
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
60%
2001-2002
0%
1999
100%
1998
50%
1997
17%
1996
70%
1997-1998
70%
1997-1998
73%
1995-1996
73%
1995-1996
75%
2001
33%
1998
57%
1997
47%
1996
40%
1995
67%
1994
67%
1993
90%
1999-2000
90%
1999-2000
82%
1999
88%
1997-1998
88%
1997-1998
89%
1995-1996
89%
1995-1996
70%
1993-1994
14%
1999-2000
10%
2000
10%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
38%
1998
38%
1998
8%
1997
8%
1997
30%
1996
30%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
38%
2001
0%
1999
100%
1998
50%
1997
17%
1996
47%
1997-1998
44%
1997
53%
1995-1996
90%
1999-2000
90%
1999-2000
82%
1999
88%
1997-1998
88%
1997-1998
89%
1995-1996
89%
1995-1996
35%
1999-2000
47%
1999-2000
47%
1997-1998
47%
1997-1998
44%
1997
44%
1997
53%
1995-1996
53%
1995-1996
42%
2001
36%
2000
36%
2000
40%
1999
40%
1999
32%
1998
32%
1998
23%
1997
23%
1997
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
100%
2002
58%
1997-1998
58%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
57%
1995-1996
57%
1995-1996
0%
1999
100%
1998
50%
1997
17%
1996
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