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Ed Markey's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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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2015-2016
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2013-2014
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2009-2010
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2009
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2007-2008
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2005-2006
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2003-2004
0%
2003
11%
2001-2002
7%
1999-2000
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2010
100%
2019
100%
2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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1999
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1997
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1996
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2020
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2019-2020
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2019
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2017-2018
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2015-2016
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2015
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2013-2014
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2011-2012
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2011
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
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2005-2006
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2003-2004
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2001-2002
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1999-2000
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1999
6%
1997-1998
8%
1997
0%
1996
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2010
100%
2008
100%
2006
100%
2001
100%
1999
100%
1995-2003
100%
1995-1998
96%
1993-1996
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
33%
2013-2014
0%
2009-2010
0%
2001
100%
2014
5%
2011
33%
2009-2010
76%
2007-2008
23%
2005-2006
20%
2000
9%
1999
19%
1995-1996
14%
1993-1994
84%
2020
100%
2017
100%
2017
86%
2015-2016
86%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
53%
2007-2008
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
70%
1991-1992
89%
2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
87
2007-2008
87
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
80%
2001-2002
80%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
86%
1998
43%
1997
77%
1996
90%
1995
75%
1994
67%
1993
100%
2018
100%
2007
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
89%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2005
100%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
70%
2019-2020
70%
2019-2020
88%
2017-2018
88%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
83%
2011-2012
83%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
89%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
50%
2019-2020
50%
2019-2020
66
2007-2008
66
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
89%
2003
89%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2019
92%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2017
100%
2017
86%
2015-2016
86%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
85%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005
89%
2004
89%
2003
100%
2001-2002
88%
1999-2000
100%
1999
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
50%
1995
75%
1993-1994
100%
2008-2009
8%
2012
0%
2012
8%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
92%
2011
92%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
8%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
0%
2011
0%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
0%
2010
5%
2010
95%
2010
95%
2010
90%
2010
90%
2010
3%
2010
93%
2010
93%
2010
25%
2009
25%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
0%
2009
12%
2009
12%
2009
0%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
10%
2008
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2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
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2008
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15%
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2008
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85%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
69%
2007
69%
2007
0%
2007
96%
2007
96%
2007
84.5%
2007
84.5%
2007
15.5%
2007
15.5%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
95.5%
2006
95.5%
2006
6%
2006
96%
2006
96%
2006
4.5%
2006
4.5%
2006
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2006
95%
2006
95%
2006
91%
2006
91%
2006
3%
2006
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
14%
2002
14%
2002
86%
2002
86%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
12%
2002
12%
2002
87%
2002
87%
2002
8%
2002
0%
2001
95%
2001
95%
2001
79%
2001
79%
2001
84%
2001
84%
2001
21%
2001
21%
2001
16%
2001
16%
2001
80%
2000
80%
2000
84%
2000
84%
2000
95%
2000
95%
2000
16%
2000
16%
2000
0%
2000
15%
2000
15%
2000
17%
1999
17%
1999
0%
1999
87%
1999
87%
1999
0%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
89%
1999
89%
1999
16%
1998
16%
1998
84%
1998
84%
1998
87%
1998
87%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
0%
1998
13%
1998
13%
1998
0%
1996
89%
1996
89%
1996
88%
1996
88%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
100%
2003
75%
2017-2018
0%
2021-2022
9%
2020
0%
2019-2020
4%
2018
0%
2017-2018
5%
2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015
6%
2015
11%
2014
33%
2014
2%
2011-2012
9%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
5%
2007-2008
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2014
0%
2014
33%
2017-2018
20%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
58
2011-2012
89%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
0%
2013-2014
33%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
8%
2003-2004
100
2007
50%
2021-2022
38%
2019-2020
50%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
28%
2015-2016
28%
2015
66%
2013-2014
27%
2013-2014
94%
2013-2014
14%
2013-2014
9%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
14%
2013-2014
25%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
8%
2013-2014
27%
2013-2014
94%
2013-2014
14%
2013-2014
37%
2009-2010
75%
2007-2008
40%
2005-2006
16%
2003-2004
9%
2001-2002
0%
2017-2018
75%
2007
75%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
5%
2009
7%
2003
7%
2003
100%
2013-2014
50%
2012-2013
18%
2017-2018
39%
2015-2016
25%
2015
0%
2013-2014
11%
2012
8%
2011-2012
35%
2009-2010
20%
2007-2008
4%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
21%
2019-2020
10%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2019-2020
57%
2017-2018
33%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
40%
2007-2008
25%
2005-2006
8%
2003-2004
8%
2003
0%
2019-2020
100%
2010
100%
2010
80%
2017-2018
80%
2017-2018
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
90%
2013-2014
90%
2013-2014
94%
2005-2006
94%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
95%
2001-2002
95%
2001-2002
93%
1999-2000
93%
1999-2000
89%
1997-1998
89%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
88%
1995-1996
88%
1995-1996
35%
2003-2004
26%
2020
27%
2019
26%
2019
40%
2018
26%
2018
29%
2017
25%
2017
38%
2016
25%
2016
31%
2015
25%
2015
25%
2014
25%
2014
25%
2013
67%
2013
25%
2012
24%
2012
13%
2011
13%
2010
25%
2010
33%
2009
56%
2008
25%
2008
58%
2007
20%
2006
30%
2005
10%
2004
20%
2003
30%
2002
36%
2001
29%
2000
16%
1999
31%
1998
20%
1997
6%
1996
95%
2019-2020
95%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
69%
2016
69%
2016
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
35%
2017
35%
2017
40%
2015-2016
40%
2015-2016
85%
2019-2020
81%
2017-2018
94%
2015-2016
100%
2015
46%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100
2007
100%
2005-2006
90%
2003-2004
87%
2001-2002
88%
2001
86%
2000
85%
1999
87%
1997-1998
100%
1997
88%
1996
0%
1997-1998
100%
2013-2014
100%
2004
95%
2019-2020
95%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
69%
2016
69%
2016
100%
2011
90
2008
100
2007
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2015
71%
2014
100%
2013
44%
2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
0%
2014
0%
2014
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
90%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
94%
2001-2002
93%
2001
100%
2000
100%
1999
73%
1995-1996