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Bob Wirch's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

85%
2011-2012
100%
2004
11
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
17%
2015-2016
25
2007
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0
2007-2008
13%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
40%
2003-2004
40%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
0%
1999-2000
33%
1997-1998
33%
1997-1998
19%
2005-2006
41%
2003-2004
12%
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
24
2013-2014
23%
2011-2012
40%
2010
9%
2009
21%
2007-2008
19%
2005-2006
41%
2003-2004
30%
2001-2002
25%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
89%
1995-1996
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
94%
2021
100%
2021-2022
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
91%
2011-2012
57
2005-2006
83%
2003-2004
95%
2023-2024
93%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
75%
2017-2018
93%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
92%
2014
89%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
89%
2005-2006
78%
2003-2004
90%
2001-2002
11
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
17%
2015-2016
25
2007
100%
2009-2010
97%
2016
93%
2015-2016
93%
2015-2016
97%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
97%
2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
100
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
88%
1997-1998
88%
1997-1998
94%
2023-2024
100%
2021-2022
93%
2021-2022
75%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
93%
2015-2016
92%
2014
100%
2014
89%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
89%
2005-2006
78%
2003-2004
90%
2001-2002
11
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
17%
2015-2016
25
2007
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