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Jack Reed's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Elections

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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%
2012
29%
2011
75%
2009-2010
75%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
75%
2007
75%
2005-2006
75%
2005-2006
50%
2004
33%
2003
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
93%
2022
93%
2022
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
31%
2016
31%
2016
100%
2001
100%
2001
98%
2022
94%
2019
79%
2017-2018
79%
2017-2018
79%
2015-2016
79%
2015-2016
89%
2013-2014
89%
2013-2014
92%
2005-2006
92%
2005-2006
88%
2003-2004
88%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
0%
2023-2024
100%
2009
100%
2009
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