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Mario Diaz-Balart's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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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.

93%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
50%
2007-2008
91%
2005-2006
91%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003
66
2007
0%
2005
0%
2003-2004
0%
2004
28%
2019-2020
28%
2019-2020
8%
2017-2018
8%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
36
2007-2008
36
2007-2008
27
2007
27
2007
33
2006
33
2006
8
2005
6%
2015-2016
6%
2015-2016
0%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
3%
2011
47%
2009
31%
2008
4%
2001
32%
2020
24%
2018
20%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
28%
2014
28%
2013-2014
28%
2013-2014
31%
2013
50%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
71%
2006-2012
71%
2006-2012
8%
2023
13%
2022
5%
2022
13%
2021
17%
2021
13%
2020
29%
2020
28%
2019-2020
28%
2019
13%
2019
11%
2018
17%
2018
11%
2017-2018
11%
2017
6%
2017
8%
2016
11%
2016
5%
2015-2016
13%
2014
3%
2013-2014
4%
2013
15%
2013
18%
2011
11%
2011
19%
2010
40%
2010
38%
2009-2010
36%
2009
24%
2007-2008
15%
2007
17%
2006
11%
2005
6%
2003-2004
10%
2003
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