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Frank LoBiondo's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

11%
2016
11%
2016
48%
2017
62%
2016
50%
2015
59%
2014
54%
2013
45%
2011
63%
2010
49%
2009
21%
2009
33%
2008
54%
2008
13%
2007
50%
2005-2006
50%
2005
45%
2004
50%
2003
67%
2002
56%
2001
79%
2000
73%
1999
71%
1998
82%
1997
77%
1996
82%
1995
89%
2017
100%
2016
82%
2015
83%
2014
77%
2013
79%
2012
100%
2011
29%
2017
29%
2017
60%
2016
60%
2016
24%
2015
24%
2015
38%
2014
38%
2014
48%
2013
48%
2013
20%
2012
20%
2012
51%
2011
51%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
71%
2009
71%
2009
63%
2008
63%
2008
10%
2007
10%
2007
33%
2006
33%
2006
47%
2005
47%
2005
36%
2003-2004
36%
2003-2004
70%
2001-2002
70%
2001-2002
33%
2014
33%
2014
73%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
75%
2015
75%
2015
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013-2014
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