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Kel Seliger'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.

33%
2019
33%
2019
55%
2021
44%
2021
62%
2019
60%
2019
50%
2017
62%
2017
65%
2015
50%
2015
57%
2013
76%
2011
71%
2011
79%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009
57
2007
70%
2015
76%
2013
60%
2011
28%
2009
44%
2007
44%
2005
16%
2019-2020
16%
2019-2020
54%
2009
70%
2009
42%
2009
64
2007
68%
2005
53%
2009
70%
2009
70%
2009
42%
2009
42%
2009
54%
2009
54%
2009
64
2007
64
2007
68%
2005
68%
2005
88%
2017
70%
2015
70%
2015
76%
2013
76%
2013
60%
2011
60%
2011
28%
2009
28%
2009
44%
2007
44%
2007
44%
2005
44%
2005
53%
2009
54%
2009
42%
2009
42%
2009
70%
2009
53%
2009
54%
2009
64
2007
64
2007
68%
2005
68%
2005
54%
2009
53%
2009
70%
2009
64
2007
68%
2005
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