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Deidre Henderson's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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.

81%
2019
67%
2018
74%
2017
72%
2016
86%
2015
72%
2014
50%
2013
55%
2019
55%
2019
44%
2018
44%
2018
55%
2018
55%
2018
57%
2017
57%
2017
48%
2017
48%
2017
52%
2016
52%
2016
56%
2016
56%
2016
57%
2015
57%
2015
70%
2015
70%
2015
45%
2014
45%
2014
50%
2014
50%
2014
54%
2013
54%
2013
54%
2013
54%
2013
100%
2015
96%
2015
94%
2014
94%
2014
93%
2013
43%
2019
43%
2019
25%
2018
25%
2018
29%
2016
29%
2016
0%
2015
63%
2014
63%
2014
50%
2013
50%
2013
81%
2019
67%
2018
74%
2017
72%
2016
86%
2015
72%
2014
50%
2013
83%
2019
100%
2018
95%
2018
90%
2017
94%
2017
95%
2016
94%
2016
89%
2015-2020
100%
2015
88%
2014
96%
2013
81%
2019
67%
2018
74%
2017
72%
2016
86%
2015
72%
2014
50%
2013
40%
2019
40%
2019
81%
2019
67%
2018
74%
2017
72%
2016
86%
2015
72%
2014
50%
2013
83%
2019
95%
2018
100%
2018
94%
2017
90%
2017
95%
2016
94%
2016
89%
2015-2020
100%
2015
88%
2014
96%
2013
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