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Debbie Dingell's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

87%
2019-2020
87%
2019-2020
80%
2017-2018
80%
2017-2018
53%
2016
53%
2016
0%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
12%
2024
12%
2024
12%
2023
12%
2023
20%
2023
20%
2023
0%
2022
0%
2022
7%
2021
7%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
22%
2018
22%
2018
12%
2017
12%
2017
21%
2016
21%
2016
5%
2015
5%
2015
27%
2019-2020
27%
2019-2020
31%
2019
31%
2019
31%
2017-2018
31%
2017-2018
31%
2015-2016
31%
2015-2016
26%
2015
26%
2015
0%
2023-2024
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