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John Wood, Jr.'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.

71
2007-2010
40%
2005
55%
2004
50%
2003
33%
2002
71%
2007-2010
76%
2014
76%
2014
76%
2013
76%
2013
75%
2013
75%
2013
91%
2012
91%
2012
82%
2011
82%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2010
67%
2010
67%
2010
60%
2009
60%
2009
83%
2008
83%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
78%
2005
78%
2005
80%
2004
80%
2004
67%
2003
67%
2003
78%
2002
78%
2002
73%
2001
73%
2001
60%
2005
93%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
31
2010
72
2009
25
2008
37
2007
16%
2006
3%
2005
75%
2009-2011
31
2010
72
2009
25
2008
37
2007
16%
2006
3%
2005
31
2010
72
2009
25
2008
37
2007
16%
2006
3%
2005
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