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Thomas Campbell'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.

83%
1999
50%
1997
66%
1995-1996
66%
1995-1996
41%
1999
41%
1999
63%
1999
63%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
45%
1998
45%
1998
51%
1998
51%
1998
37%
1998
37%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
62%
1998
62%
1998
49%
1998
49%
1998
72%
1996
72%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
28%
1996
28%
1996
27%
1996
27%
1996
71%
1996
71%
1996
100%
1997-1998
33%
2009-2010
63%
1998
63%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
70%
1996
70%
1996
13%
2011
58%
1997-1998
58%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
73%
1995-1996
73%
1995-1996
0%
2010
0%
2010
40%
1999-2000
40%
1997-1998
33%
1997
40%
1995-1996
0%
1999
100%
1998
100%
1997
0%
1996
38%
1997
64%
1999
88%
1997-1998
88%
1997-1998
89%
1995-1996
89%
1995-1996
33%
2009-2010
63%
1998
63%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
70%
1996
70%
1996
8%
2011-2012
8%
2011-2012
56%
1999
55%
1998
63%
1997
85%
1995-1996
64%
1999
88%
1997-1998
88%
1997-1998
89%
1995-1996
89%
1995-1996
40%
1999-2000
40%
1999-2000
40%
1997-1998
40%
1997-1998
33%
1997
33%
1997
40%
1995-1996
40%
1995-1996
55%
1999
35%
1998
35%
1998
60%
1997
60%
1997
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
58%
1997-1998
58%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
73%
1995-1996
73%
1995-1996
50%
1997-1998
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