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Monty Mason'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.

75%
2020
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014
92%
2022
21%
2018
77%
2019
77%
2019
78%
2018
78%
2018
83%
2017
83%
2017
83%
2017
83%
2017
73%
2016
73%
2016
75%
2015
75%
2015
78%
2014-2015
78%
2014-2015
81%
2014
81%
2014
7%
2020
28%
2018-2019
27%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
29%
2019
26%
2018
37%
2018
23%
2017
26%
2017
28%
2016
0%
2016
63%
2015
20%
2014
17%
2012-2017
0%
2004-2014
98%
2021
84%
2022
88%
2021
79%
2021
94%
2019
91%
2019
89%
2018
91%
2017
98%
2017
100%
2016
94%
2015-2019
94%
2015-2019
100%
2015
96%
2014-2018
96%
2014-2018
7%
2020
28%
2018-2019
27%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
97%
2019
97%
2019
97%
2018
97%
2018
82%
2018
82%
2018
96%
2017
96%
2017
78%
2017
78%
2017
71%
2016
71%
2016
94%
2016
94%
2016
50%
2015
50%
2015
91%
2015
91%
2015
0%
2014
80%
2014
80%
2014
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
11%
2020-2021
7%
2020
7%
2020
28%
2018-2019
28%
2018-2019
27%
2016-2017
27%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
17%
2014-2015
29%
2019
32%
2019
32%
2019
26%
2018
26%
2018
37%
2018
37%
2018
23%
2017
26%
2017
26%
2017
23%
2017
28%
2016
0%
2016
28%
2016
0%
2016
63%
2015
63%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
17%
2012-2017
17%
2012-2017
0%
2004-2014
0%
2004-2014
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