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Bob Barr, Jr.'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%
2001
71%
2001-2002
71%
2001-2002
22%
1998
29%
1997
27%
1996
20%
1995
A+
2008
A+
2008
89%
2001
89%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
82%
2001
82%
2001
7%
2001
0%
2001
6%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
0%
2000
35%
1999
35%
1999
0%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
97%
1999
97%
1999
85%
1999
85%
1999
34%
1998
34%
1998
86%
1998
86%
1998
0%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
93%
1998
93%
1998
13%
1998
13%
1998
27%
1996
27%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
71%
1996
71%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
71%
2001-2002
100%
1997-1998
29%
1999-2000
0%
2000
0%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
0%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1995
0%
1995
50%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
47%
1997-1998
47%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
15%
1995-1996
15%
1995-1996
0%
1999
33%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
9%
1997-1998
9%
1997-1998
13%
1995-1996
13%
1995-1996
0%
2001
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
18%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
29%
1999-2000
0%
2000
0%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
0%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1995
0%
1995
0%
2001
0%
1999
33%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1996
92%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
18%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
000%
1995-1996
000%
1995-1996
92%
1999-2000
93%
1999-2000
92%
1997-1998
92%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
75%
2001
79%
2000
79%
2000
80%
1999
80%
1999
84%
1998
84%
1998
75%
1997
75%
1997
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
50%
2002
47%
1997-1998
47%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
15%
1995-1996
15%
1995-1996
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