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Jo Bonner, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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67%
2013
67%
2013
71%
2013
71%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
0%
2013
52%
2013
52%
2013
47%
2013
47%
2013
29%
2013
29%
2013
68%
2012
68%
2012
66%
2012
66%
2012
34%
2012
34%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
31%
2012
31%
2012
32%
2012
32%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
67%
2012
67%
2012
61%
2011
61%
2011
39%
2011
39%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
71%
2011
71%
2011
81%
2010
81%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
19%
2010
19%
2010
18%
2010
18%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
19%
2010
19%
2010
16%
2009
16%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
0%
2009
15%
2009
15%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
78%
2009
78%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
17%
2008
17%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
18%
2008
18%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
16%
2008
16%
2008
83%
2008
83%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
72%
2007
72%
2007
81%
2007
81%
2007
82.2%
2007
82.2%
2007
17.8%
2007
17.8%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
78%
2007
78%
2007
0%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
83%
2006
83%
2006
71%
2006
71%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
81.7%
2006
81.7%
2006
18.3%
2006
18.3%
2006
27%
2006
27%
2006
6%
2006
86%
2006
86%
2006
89%
2005
89%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
14%
2005
14%
2005
0%
2005
82%
2005
82%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
86%
2005
86%
2005
13%
2004
13%
2004
0%
2004
24%
2004
24%
2004
96%
2004
96%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
87%
2004
87%
2004
88%
2003
88%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
5%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
9%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
12%
2003
12%
2003
33%
2003
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