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Gus Bilirakis' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2023
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2018
75%
2017
100%
2016
64%
2015
100%
2014
77%
2013
100%
2012
93%
2011
100%
2024
100%
2024
75%
2023
75%
2023
80%
2023
80%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
60%
2020
60%
2020
55%
2018
55%
2018
77%
2017
77%
2017
84%
2016
84%
2016
81%
2015
81%
2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
67%
2013
67%
2013
58%
2012
58%
2012
71%
2011
71%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
90%
2009
90%
2009
84%
2008
84%
2008
65%
2007
65%
2007
38%
2014
38%
2014
38%
2019-2020
38%
2019-2020
39%
2019
39%
2019
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
53%
2015-2016
53%
2015-2016
52%
2015
52%
2015
41%
2013-2014
41%
2013-2014
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
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