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Sean Roberts' 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.

100%
2021-2022
73%
2022
79%
2021
80%
2021
79%
2020
83%
2020
90%
2019
78%
2019
90%
2018
77%
2018
70%
2017
75%
2017
76%
2016
76%
2016
76%
2015
66%
2015
70%
2014
78%
2014
80%
2013
80%
2013
80%
2012
0%
2020
0%
2019
50%
2018
8%
2017
29%
2016
0%
2015
12%
2014
50%
2013
17%
2012
57%
2016
57%
2016
65%
2014
65%
2014
39%
2013
39%
2013
45%
2011
45%
2011
29%
2019
29%
2019
75%
2017
75%
2017
57%
2016
57%
2016
57%
2016
57%
2016
65%
2014
65%
2014
65%
2014
65%
2014
39%
2013
39%
2013
39%
2013
39%
2013
45%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
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