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Bob Marshall's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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.

93%
2011-2012
96%
2017
90%
2016
81%
2016
88%
2015
96%
2014
96%
2013
93%
2012
77%
2005
80%
2002-2003
57%
2000-2001
62%
2000
61%
1999
67%
1998
69%
2017
69%
2017
67%
2016
67%
2016
67%
2015
67%
2015
69%
2014-2015
69%
2014-2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
67%
2013
67%
2013
0%
2013
0%
2013
90%
2012
90%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
61%
2012
61%
2012
70%
2012
70%
2012
65
2010
65
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
50
2010
50
2010
41
2010
41
2010
51
2009
51
2009
43
2009
43
2009
69%
2009
69%
2009
60
2009
60
2009
90
2008
90
2008
55%
2007
55%
2007
77%
2005
77%
2005
48%
2004
48%
2004
73%
2003
73%
2003
63%
2002
63%
2002
57%
2001
57%
2001
62%
2000
62%
2000
64
1999
64
1999
70
1997
70
1997
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