Card image cap

Brian White'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%
2021-2022
50%
2021
29%
2021-2022
22%
2019-2020
39%
2019-2020
19%
2017-2018
50%
2015-2016
63%
2015-2016
45%
2013-2014
49%
2013-2014
88%
2011-2012
49%
2011-2012
40%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
29%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
92%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
50%
2010
75%
2007
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
80%
2003-2014
80%
2003-2014
75%
2003-2010
75%
2003-2010
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
92%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
50%
2010
50%
2010
75%
2007
75%
2007
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
80%
2003-2014
80%
2003-2014
80%
2003-2014
80%
2003-2014
75%
2003-2010
75%
2003-2010
75%
2003-2010
75%
2003-2010
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
arrow_upward