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Sam Johnson's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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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.

85%
2015-2016
40%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2001
50%
2014
88%
2011
66%
2009-2010
27%
2007-2008
76%
2005-2006
100%
2000
91%
1999
83%
1995-1996
93%
1993-1994
0%
2017
20%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
11%
2015
6%
2014
6%
2013-2014
6%
2013-2014
8%
2013
14%
2011-2012
14%
2011-2012
0%
2007-2008
94%
2001-2002
94%
2001-2002
25%
1991-1992
22%
2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
14
2007-2008
14
2007-2008
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
20%
2003-2004
20%
2003-2004
10%
2001-2002
10%
2001-2002
25%
1999-2000
25%
1999-2000
44%
1998
57%
1997
27%
1996
20%
1995
22%
1994
22%
1993
0%
2018
0%
2007
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
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