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Norman Sisisky'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%
1999
60%
1997
65%
1996
90%
1995-1998
83%
1993-1996
79%
1995-1996
71%
1993-1994
50%
1991-1992
100%
1997
62%
1996
78%
1995
67%
1994
67%
1993
50%
1999
50%
1997
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995
46%
1993-1994
46%
1993-1994
54%
1999
54%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
59%
1999
59%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1998
40%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
40%
1998
40%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
41%
1998
41%
1998
45%
1996
45%
1996
52%
1996
52%
1996
44%
1996
44%
1996
55%
1996
55%
1996
47%
1996
47%
1996
55%
1996
55%
1996
0%
1997-1998
38%
1998
38%
1998
25%
1997
25%
1997
10%
1996
10%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
88%
1989-1990
42%
1997-1998
42%
1997-1998
36%
1997
36%
1997
26%
1995-1996
26%
1995-1996
100%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1996
67%
1991
64%
1999
38%
1997-1998
38%
1997-1998
11%
1995-1996
11%
1995-1996
90%
1993-1994
38%
1998
38%
1998
25%
1997
25%
1997
10%
1996
10%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
100%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1996
64%
1999
38%
1997-1998
38%
1997-1998
11%
1995-1996
11%
1995-1996
38%
1991-1992
35%
1999-2000
27%
1999-2000
27%
1997-1998
27%
1997-1998
44%
1997
44%
1997
28%
1995-1996
28%
1995-1996
36%
1991-1992
36%
1991-1992
31%
2000
15%
1999
15%
1999
10%
1998
10%
1998
28%
1997
28%
1997
36%
1995-1996
36%
1995-1996
36%
1995-1996
36%
1995-1996
42%
1997-1998
42%
1997-1998
36%
1997
36%
1997
26%
1995-1996
26%
1995-1996
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