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Mark Keam'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.

100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018-2019
100%
2018-2019
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014
100%
2012
100%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2022
16%
2011-2012
15%
2018
78%
2019
78%
2019
75%
2018
75%
2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
71%
2017
71%
2017
69%
2016
69%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2015
77%
2014-2015
77%
2014-2015
85%
2014
85%
2014
80%
2013
80%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2013
63%
2012
63%
2012
69%
2012
69%
2012
62%
2012
62%
2012
69%
2012
69%
2012
75%
2012
75%
2012
66
2010
66
2010
51
2010
51
2010
70%
2010
70%
2010
68
2010
68
2010
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
99%
2021
97%
2022
97%
2021
93%
2021
96%
2019
93%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
96%
2017
86%
2016
96%
2015-2019
96%
2015-2019
100%
2015
95%
2014-2018
95%
2014-2018
0%
2020
21%
2018-2019
24%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
16%
2013
20%
2010-2011
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
5%
2020-2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
21%
2018-2019
21%
2018-2019
24%
2016-2017
24%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
17%
2014-2015
16%
2013
16%
2013
20%
2010-2011
20%
2010-2011
25%
2019
25%
2019
31%
2019
24%
2018
30%
2018
24%
2018
30%
2018
17%
2017
24%
2017
24%
2017
17%
2017
25%
2016
18%
2016
25%
2016
18%
2016
56%
2015
56%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
5%
2013
5%
2013
25%
2012-2017
25%
2012-2017
25%
2012
25%
2012
0%
2004-2014
0%
2004-2014
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