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Thomas Buco's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

17%
2021-2022
17%
2021-2022
32%
2019-2020
32%
2019-2020
29%
2017-2018
29%
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
17%
2015-2016
0%
2021-2022
50
2019-2020
14.29%
2017-2018
14.29%
2017-2018
43%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
33%
2015-2016
10%
2013-2014
0%
2008
8%
2007
27%
2006
0%
2021-2022
50
2019-2020
14.29%
2017-2018
14.29%
2017-2018
25%
2015-2016
43%
2015-2016
33%
2015-2016
10%
2013-2014
0%
2008
8%
2007
27%
2006
17%
2021-2022
17%
2021-2022
32%
2019-2020
32%
2019-2020
29%
2017-2018
29%
2017-2018
17%
2015-2016
17%
2015-2016
90%
2016
67%
2019
67%
2019
11
2023-2024
0%
2021-2022
0%
2021-2022
50
2019-2020
50
2019-2020
14.29%
2017-2018
14.29%
2017-2018
14.29%
2017-2018
14.29%
2017-2018
25%
2015-2016
33%
2015-2016
43%
2015-2016
43%
2015-2016
33%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
0%
2008
0%
2008
8%
2007
8%
2007
27%
2006
27%
2006
1%
2024
3%
2023
3%
2023
3%
2022
3%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
35%
2020
35%
2020
14%
2019
14%
2019
19%
2017
19%
2017
28%
2016
28%
2016
17%
2015
17%
2015
19%
2014
19%
2014
18%
2013
18%
2013
20%
2010
20%
2010
31%
2009
31%
2009
19
2007-2008
19
2007-2008
28 %
2006
28 %
2006
26%
2005-2006
26%
2005-2006
22 %
2005
22 %
2005
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