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Christopher Cox'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%
2003
91%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1996
0%
1999
0%
1995-2003
0%
1995-1998
0%
1993-1996
0%
2001
60%
1999
82%
1995-1996
93%
1993-1994
57%
2001-2002
57%
2001-2002
10%
1991-1992
30%
2001-2002
30%
2001-2002
25%
1999-2000
25%
1999-2000
22%
1998
29%
1997
29%
1996
13%
1995
44%
1994
44%
1993
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
11%
2003
33%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
33%
2000
11%
2003
11%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
11%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
33%
1999
0%
1997
25%
1995-1996
25%
1995-1996
0%
1995
25%
1993-1994
25%
1993-1994
0%
2003
0%
2003
100%
2003
95%
2004
95%
2004
92%
2004
92%
2004
7%
2004
0%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
86%
2003
86%
2003
0%
2003
88%
2003
88%
2003
13%
2003
13%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
89%
2003
89%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
12%
2003
12%
2003
68%
2002
68%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
30%
2002
30%
2002
65%
2002
65%
2002
34%
2002
34%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
34%
2002
34%
2002
66%
2002
66%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
67%
2001
67%
2001
0%
2001
32%
2001
32%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
27%
2001
27%
2001
94%
2000
94%
2000
0%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
0%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
29%
1999
29%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
62%
1999
62%
1999
0%
1999
38%
1999
38%
1999
33%
1998
33%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
32%
1998
32%
1998
0%
1998
66%
1998
66%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
0%
2003
100%
2003-2004
98%
2003
98%
2003
33%
2004
40%
1999-2004
100%
2003-2004
82%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
5%
2001-2002
5%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
7%
1999-2000
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
19%
1995-1996
19%
1995-1996
100%
1997-1998
0%
2004
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
25%
1997-1998
25%
1997-1998
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1997
92%
1996
0%
2001-2002
14%
1999-2000
11%
2003
11%
2003
10%
2002
10%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
10%
2000
10%
2000
18%
1999
18%
1999
0%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
8%
1995
8%
1995
100%
2003
91%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
58%
2000
79%
1999
51%
1998
51%
1997
56%
1996
50%
1995
50%
2002
0%
2003
0%
2001-2002
0%
1989-1990
0%
2003
0%
2003
5%
2001-2002
5%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
7%
1999-2000
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
19%
1995-1996
19%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
1999-2000
0%
2001-2002
0%
2004
100%
2003
0%
2002
100%
2003
91%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
2003
100%
2002
100%
1999-2000
93%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
2001-2002
94%
1999-2000
97%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
70%
2003
64%
2002
74%
2001
71%
1999
75%
1998
64%
1997
87%
1995
55%
2001-2002
55%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
56%
1999-2000
56%
1999-2000
56%
1997-1998
56%
1997-1998
65%
1995
100%
1995
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
75%
2001-2002
-2
2001-2002
0%
2003
0%
2001-2002
0%
2004
0%
2001-2002
14%
1999-2000
100%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
67%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
20%
1997-1998
20%
1997-1998
14%
1995-1996
14%
1995-1996
75%
2003-2004
75%
2004
100%
2005-2006
21%
2003-2004
30%
2001-2002
30%
2001-2002
25%
1999-2000
25%
1999-2000
22%
1998
29%
1997
29%
1996
13%
1995
44%
1994
44%
1993
0%
1989-1990
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
25%
1997-1998
25%
1997-1998
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995-1996
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
1997
92%
1996
0%
2001-2002
14%
1999-2000
11%
2003
11%
2003
10%
2002
10%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
10%
2000
10%
2000
18%
1999
18%
1999
0%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
8%
1995
8%
1995
5%
2003
14%
2001-2002
10%
1999-2000
6%
1999
28%
1998
38%
1997
8%
1995-1996
100%
2003
-2
2001-2002
100%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
67%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
100%
2003
92%
2004
92%
2003
100%
2002
100%
1999-2000
93%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
93%
1991-1992
93%
1991-1992
100%
2003
96%
2001-2002
93%
2000
50%
1997-1998
75%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
25%
1997-1998
25%
1997-1998
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995-1996
0%
1991-1992
0%
2001
97%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
91%
2001-2002
91%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
92%
2004
92%
2003
92%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
93%
1997-1998
93%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
93%
1991-1992
93%
1991-1992
75%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
82
2002
82
2002
82
2002
82
2002
82
2002
82
2002
76%
2001
76%
2001
85%
2000
85%
2000
38%
2004
38%
2004
67%
2004
50%
2003
50%
2003
60%
2002
60%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
71%
2000
71%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
70%
1998
70%
1998
70%
1997
70%
1997
67%
1995-1996
67%
1995-1996
67%
1995-1996
67%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
95%
2003
100%
2002
95%
2001
95%
2000
75%
1999
100%
1998
50%
2002
0%
2003
0%
2003
5%
2001-2002
5%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
7%
1999-2000
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
19%
1995-1996
19%
1995-1996
40%
2001-2002
40%
2001-2002
0%
2002
100%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
67%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
2003-2004
50%
2003
40%
2003
33%
2004
25%
2003-2004
66%
2001
50%
1997-1998
0%
1989-1990
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