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Bill Johnson's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
6%
2016
6%
2016
0%
2023
100%
2022
0%
2021
20%
2020
100%
2018
89%
2017
100%
2016
91%
2015
83%
2014
77%
2013
100%
2012
93%
2011
0%
2024
0%
2024
62%
2023
62%
2023
80%
2023
80%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
56%
2020
56%
2020
55%
2018
55%
2018
56%
2017
56%
2017
68%
2016
68%
2016
41%
2015
41%
2015
57%
2014
57%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
30%
2012
30%
2012
74%
2011
74%
2011
44%
2014
44%
2014
18%
2019-2020
18%
2019-2020
20%
2019
20%
2019
41%
2017-2018
41%
2017-2018
38%
2015-2016
38%
2015-2016
39%
2015
39%
2015
41%
2013-2014
41%
2013-2014
0%
2023-2024
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