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Al Lawson, 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.

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2017-2018
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1998
54%
1997-1998
54%
1997-1998
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2020
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2019
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2017
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2019-2020
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2019
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2017-2018
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2020
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2019-2020
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2019
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2018
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2017-2018
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2017
50%
2019-2020
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2017-2018
11%
2017-2018
95%
2020
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2018
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2018
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2017
100%
2017
41%
2019-2020
41%
2019-2020
42%
2017-2018
42%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
11%
2021-2022
11%
2021-2022
19%
2020
9%
2019-2020
0%
2018
0%
2017-2018
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2017-2018
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2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
33%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
95%
2019
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
8%
2017
8%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
73%
2019-2020
67%
2017-2018
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
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2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
92%
2017-2018
92%
2017-2018
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2022
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2017
100%
2020
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2020
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
95%
2022
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2021
89%
2021
100%
2020
87%
2020
98%
2019-2020
97%
2019
84%
2019
79%
2018
89%
2018
79%
2017-2018
69%
2017
69%
2017
11%
2021-2022
11%
2021-2022
19%
2020
9%
2019-2020
0%
2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2018
100%
2017
10%
2017-2018
3%
2022
4%
2021
0%
2021
5%
2020
0%
2020
7%
2019
12%
2019
8%
2018
4%
2018
0%
2017
0%
2017
20%
2021
20%
2021
31%
2020
31%
2020
30%
2019
30%
2019
15%
2017
15%
2017
50%
2019-2020
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2017-2018
95%
2020
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
33%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
21%
2019-2020
21%
2019-2020
22%
2019
22%
2019
28%
2017-2018
28%
2017-2018
92%
2021-2022
92%
2021-2022
96%
2019-2020
96%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
92%
2017-2018
92%
2017-2018
95%
2022
100%
2021
89%
2021
100%
2020
87%
2020
98%
2019-2020
84%
2019
97%
2019
89%
2018
79%
2018
79%
2017-2018
69%
2017
69%
2017
7%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
8%
2017
8%
2017
0%
2017-2018
95%
2019-2020
83%
2017-2018
39%
2008
18%
2007
71%
2005-2006
54%
2005
55%
2003-2004
56%
2002
60%
1999
45%
1998
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
0%
2019-2020
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2017-2018
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2017-2018
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2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
4%
2021-2022
4%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
4%
2021-2022
4%
2021-2022
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
11%
2017-2018
11%
2017-2018
11%
2017-2018
11%
2017-2018
20%
2021
20%
2021
31%
2020
31%
2020
30%
2019
30%
2019
15%
2017
15%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2019
50%
2018
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