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Chris Jones' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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.

89%
2011-2012
27%
2018
100%
2018
97%
2017
100%
2017
97%
2016
98%
2016
93%
2015
100%
2014
96%
2013
96%
2012
100%
2005
100%
2002-2003
63%
2000-2001
93%
2000
74%
1999
87%
1998
82%
2018
82%
2018
93%
2017
93%
2017
93%
2017
93%
2017
92%
2016
92%
2016
84%
2015
84%
2015
87%
2014-2015
87%
2014-2015
91%
2014
91%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
88%
2013
88%
2013
80%
2012
80%
2012
95%
2012
95%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
88%
2012
88%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
90%
2010
90%
2010
82
2010
82
2010
86
2010
86
2010
85
2010
85
2010
87%
2009
87%
2009
81
2009
81
2009
74
2009
74
2009
78
2009
78
2009
88
2008
88
2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
100%
2005
100%
2005
71%
2004
71%
2004
64%
2003
64%
2003
83%
2002
83%
2002
63%
2001
63%
2001
93%
2000
93%
2000
77
1999
77
1999
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