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William Phillip Gramm'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.

80%
1999
100%
1995-1996
78%
1993-1994
88%
2001-2002
88%
2001-2002
30%
1991-1992
40%
1998
57%
1997
33%
1996
22%
1995
33%
1994
33%
1993
0%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
50%
1995-1996
50%
1995-1996
50%
1995
15%
1993-1994
15%
1993-1994
0%
2000
79%
2001
79%
2001
30%
2001
30%
2001
65%
2001
65%
2001
0%
2001
94%
2001
94%
2001
90%
2000
90%
2000
75%
2000
75%
2000
41%
2000
41%
2000
17%
2000
17%
2000
0%
2000
57%
2000
57%
2000
0%
1999
97%
1999
97%
1999
0%
1999
90%
1999
90%
1999
83%
1999
83%
1999
6%
1999
25%
1998
25%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
74%
1996
74%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
94%
1996
94%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
0%
1996
100%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
29%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
15%
1995
11%
2000
11%
2000
38%
1999
38%
1999
8%
1998
8%
1998
8%
1997
8%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
5%
1989-1990
33%
1997-1998
33%
1997-1998
12%
1997
12%
1997
10%
1995-1996
10%
1995-1996
0%
1999-2000
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
5%
1999-2000
5%
1999-2000
22%
1997-1998
22%
1997-1998
23%
1995-1996
23%
1995-1996
24%
1993-2018
24%
1993-2018
24%
1993-2014
24%
1993-2014
5%
1993-1994
5%
1993-1994
40%
1997-1998
40%
1997-1998
29%
1995-1996
29%
1995-1996
0%
2001
20%
1991
40%
1998
57%
1997
33%
1996
22%
1995
33%
1994
33%
1993
38%
1989-1990
5%
1999-2000
5%
1999-2000
22%
1997-1998
22%
1997-1998
23%
1995-1996
23%
1995-1996
24%
1993-2018
24%
1993-2018
24%
1993-2014
24%
1993-2014
5%
1993-1994
5%
1993-1994
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
100%
1993-1994
29%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
15%
1995
11%
2000
11%
2000
38%
1999
38%
1999
8%
1998
8%
1998
8%
1997
8%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
25%
1995
25%
1995
0%
1999
0%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1991-1992
100%
1991-1992
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
0%
1991-1992
89%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
1991-1992
100%
1991-1992
90%
2001
80%
2000
80%
2000
75%
1999
75%
1999
60%
1998
60%
1998
78%
1997
78%
1997
74%
1995-1996
74%
1995-1996
74%
1995-1996
74%
1995-1996
100%
2002
33%
1997-1998
33%
1997-1998
12%
1997
12%
1997
10%
1995-1996
10%
1995-1996
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