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Rob Woodall'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.

61%
2018
61%
2018
76%
2017
76%
2017
76%
2016
76%
2016
76%
2015
76%
2015
70%
2014
70%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
85%
2012
85%
2012
87%
2011
87%
2011
90%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
93%
2011-2012
72%
2019
63%
2018
80%
2016
83%
2015
85%
2013
84%
2012
84%
2011
67%
2020
71%
2019
78%
2019
78%
2018
61%
2018
88%
2017
81%
2017
80%
2016
79%
2016
71%
2015
80%
2015
82%
2014
72%
2014
86%
2013
82%
2013
91%
2012
84%
2011
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