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Thomas Ewing's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

92%
1995-1996
100%
1993-1994
67%
1991-1992
100%
1997
53%
1996
30%
1995
44%
1994
44%
1993
50%
1999
0%
1997
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995
21%
1993-1994
21%
1993-1994
61%
1999
61%
1999
39%
1999
39%
1999
16%
1999
16%
1999
27%
1999
27%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
0%
1998
39%
1998
39%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
61%
1998
61%
1998
25%
1998
25%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
0%
1996
30%
1996
30%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
50%
1997-1998
13%
1998
13%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1995
0%
1995
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
9%
1997
9%
1997
15%
1995-1996
15%
1995-1996
100%
1998
25%
1997
17%
1996
25%
1997
0%
1991
18%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
100%
1993-1994
13%
1998
13%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1995
0%
1995
100%
1998
25%
1997
17%
1996
18%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
0%
1991-1992
85%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
89%
1997
89%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1991-1992
100%
1991-1992
55%
1999
40%
1998
40%
1998
33%
1997
33%
1997
49%
1995-1996
49%
1995-1996
49%
1995-1996
49%
1995-1996
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
9%
1997
9%
1997
15%
1995-1996
15%
1995-1996
17%
1997-1998
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