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Tom Tancredo'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.

100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
100%
2005-2006
91%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999
100%
2001
64%
2005-2006
50%
2000
55%
1999
20%
2007
69%
2001-2002
69%
2001-2002
33%
2003-2004
33%
2003-2004
20%
2001-2002
20%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
44%
2003
71%
2001-2002
0%
2005
0%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
0%
2005-2006
44%
2003
71%
2001-2002
71%
2001-2002
50%
2000
29%
2005-2006
29%
2005-2006
28%
2008
28%
2008
14%
2008
14%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
8%
2008
71%
2008
71%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
0%
2008
84.5%
2007
84.5%
2007
15.5%
2007
15.5%
2007
69%
2007
69%
2007
97%
2007
97%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
0%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
0%
2007
85%
2006
85%
2006
26.7%
2006
26.7%
2006
73.3%
2006
73.3%
2006
51%
2006
51%
2006
11%
2006
11%
2006
47%
2006
47%
2006
81%
2006
81%
2006
19%
2006
19%
2006
55%
2005
55%
2005
56%
2005
56%
2005
21%
2005
21%
2005
78%
2005
78%
2005
44%
2005
44%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
87%
2004
87%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
14%
2004
14%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
81%
2004
81%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
52%
2003
52%
2003
58%
2003
58%
2003
46%
2003
46%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
42%
2003
42%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
46%
2003
46%
2003
54%
2003
54%
2003
87%
2002
87%
2002
28%
2002
28%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
56%
2002
56%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
41%
2002
41%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
82%
2001
82%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
28%
2001
28%
2001
0%
2001
16%
2001
16%
2001
0%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
6%
2000
30%
2000
30%
2000
10%
1999
10%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
86%
1999
86%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
85%
1999
85%
1999
0%
1999
0%
2003
55%
2007-2008
0
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
100%
2005-2006
82%
2003
82%
2003
77%
2003-2004
86%
2001-2002
100%
2007
100%
2003-2004
85%
2003-2004
85%
2003
23%
2003-2004
23%
2003-2004
33%
2003
33%
2003
9%
2001-2002
9%
2001-2002
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
0%
2004
0
2007
0%
2006
13%
2005
14%
2004
33%
2003
100%
2006-2012
100%
2006-2012
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
11%
2003-2004
11%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001
10%
1999-2000
10%
1999-2000
9%
1999
0%
2007
0%
2007
50%
2007
0%
2001-2002
95%
2007
72%
2005
55%
2005
90%
2005
78%
2004
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
78%
2001
79%
2000
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
95%
2004
93%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
97%
2001-2002
100%
2000
17
2006
17
2006
8
2005
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
93%
2005
93%
2005
97%
2004
97%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
93%
2002
93%
2002
22%
2007
22%
2007
0%
2001-2002
10%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
95%
1998-2002
8%
2005
9%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
29%
1999-2000
21%
2006
21%
2006
25%
2005
25%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
22%
2003
22%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
10%
2000
10%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
100%
2007
94%
2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
58%
2000
73%
1999
0
2007
0%
2006
13%
2005
14%
2004
33%
2003
50%
2002
0%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2001-2002
23%
2003-2004
23%
2003-2004
33%
2003
33%
2003
9%
2001-2002
9%
2001-2002
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
10%
2003-2004
10%
2003-2004
13%
2003
0%
1999-2000
0
2007
0%
2005
0%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
20%
2007
0%
2004
17
2006
17
2006
8
2005
0%
2008
0%
2007
100%
2003
0%
2002
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2002
93%
1999-2000
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
93%
2005
93%
2005
97%
2004
97%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
93%
2002
93%
2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
2007
94%
2006
22%
2007
22%
2007
97%
2005-2006
94%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
76%
2006
80%
2005
81%
2004
84%
2003
71%
2002
86%
2001
73%
1999
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
87%
2007
55%
2005
72%
2005
90%
2005
78%
2004
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
78%
2001
79%
2000
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
36%
2001-2002
36%
2001-2002
33%
1999-2000
33%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
84%
2007
80%
2006
85%
2005-2006
85%
2005-2006
0%
2001-2002
66%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
16%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
88%
2003-2004
88%
2003-2004
29%
2001-2002
-10
2001-2002
0%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2001-2002
0%
2004
8%
2005
9%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
29%
1999-2000
0%
2005
100%
2006-2012
100%
2006-2012
17%
2005-2006
17%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2000
33%
1999
0%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
0%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003
76%
2006
80%
2005
81%
2004
84%
2003
71%
2002
86%
2001
73%
1999
84%
2007
80%
2006
A
2010
0%
2001
0%
2001
0%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
25%
2003
0%
2007
25%
2004
50
2007
0%
2003
0%
2006
100%
2005
0%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2001-2002
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
100%
2001
100%
2001
93%
2005-2008
93%
2005-2008
94%
2005-2006
94%
2005-2006
95%
2003-2006
95%
2003-2006
100%
2003-2005
100%
2003-2005
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
100%
2001
100%
2001
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
100%
2003-2004
A
2007-2008
A
2007-2008
33%
2003-2004
33%
2003-2004
20%
2001-2002
20%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
0%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
11%
2003-2004
11%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001
10%
1999-2000
10%
1999-2000
9%
1999
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
88%
2003-2004
88%
2003-2004
95%
1998-2002
8%
2005
9%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
29%
1999-2000
21%
2006
21%
2006
25%
2005
25%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
22%
2003
22%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
10%
2000
10%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
17
2006
17
2006
8
2005
10%
2007
8%
2006
11%
2005
3%
2003-2004
5%
2003
14%
2001-2002
17%
1999-2000
13%
1999
100%
2003
-10
2001-2002
6%
2013-2014
6%
2013-2014
0%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
50%
2003
95%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2002
93%
1999-2000
93%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
97%
2001-2002
100%
2000
0%
2005
0
2005
100%
2003
100%
2003
0%
2006
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
11%
2003-2004
11%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001
10%
1999-2000
10%
1999-2000
9%
1999
0%
2001
0
2007
0%
2006
13%
2005
14%
2004
33%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
97%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
96%
1999-2000
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
93%
1999-2000
93%
1999-2000
22%
2007
22%
2007
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
87%
2007
95%
2007
95%
2007
90%
2005
72%
2005
90%
2005
72%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
78%
2004
78%
2004
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
78%
2001
78%
2001
79%
2000
79%
2000
73%
2007-2008
73%
2007-2008
67%
2007
67%
2007
77%
2006
77%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2005
100%
2004
88%
2004
88%
2004
100%
2004
75%
2003
75%
2003
68%
2002
68%
2002
95%
2001
95%
2001
72%
2000
72%
2000
77%
1999
77%
1999
0%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
85%
2005-2006
85%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
0%
2001-2002
66%
2007-2008
95%
2006
88%
2005
95%
2004
95%
2003
100%
2002
95%
2001
95%
2000
95%
1999
17%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
100%
2007
100%
2007
92%
2006
92%
2006
71%
2005
71%
2005
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
95%
2001-2002
95%
2001-2002
97%
2005-2006
94%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
76%
2006
80%
2005
81%
2004
84%
2003
71%
2002
86%
2001
73%
1999
84%
2007
80%
2006
42%
2006
42%
2006
0%
2007
0%
2007
20%
2007
50%
2002
17%
2005-2006
17%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2000
33%
1999
23%
2003-2004
23%
2003-2004
33%
2003
33%
2003
9%
2001-2002
9%
2001-2002
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
20%
2001-2002
20%
2001-2002
100%
2007-2008
0%
2002
11%
2006
0%
2003
33%
2001-2002
33%
2001-2002
0%
2000
0%
1999
16%
2005-2006
16%
2005-2006
F
2007
0%
2003-2004
31%
2003-2004
14%
2003
0%
2001-2002
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