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Frank Wolf'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.

88%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003
-2
2001-2002
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
60%
2013
50%
2012
75%
2003-2004
75%
2003-2004
100%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
67%
2000
0%
1999
100%
1998
25%
1997
17%
1996
100%
2012
100%
2012
0%
2013-2014
100%
2003
93%
2004
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
84%
2004
84%
2003
83%
2002
93%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
93%
1995-1996
86%
1991-1992
86%
1991-1992
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
95%
2009-2010
95%
2007-2008
92%
2005-2006
91%
2003-2004
85%
2003
86%
2001-2002
93%
2000
67%
1997-1998
50%
1995-1996
0%
2005
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
58%
2009
0
2005
27%
2013-2014
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
41
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
16%
2005-2006
60%
2014
52%
2013-2014
52%
2013-2014
60%
2013
68%
2011-2012
68%
2011-2012
70%
2011
80%
2011
60%
2010
65%
2009-2010
65%
2009-2010
70%
2009-2010
70%
2009-2010
67%
2009-2010
67%
2009-2010
60%
2009
70%
2009
65%
2009
46%
2007-2008
46%
2007-2008
50%
2007
23%
2006
0%
2005
40%
2004
13%
2004
38%
2003
50%
2002
60%
2001
54%
2000
43%
1999
50%
1998
41%
1997
42%
1995-1996
42%
1995-1996
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