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Bobby Scott's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (VA) - District 3

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66%
2013
66%
2013
93%
2013
93%
2013
18%
2013
18%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
0%
2013
82%
2013
82%
2013
83%
2013
83%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2012
24%
2012
24%
2012
20%
2012
20%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
75%
2012
75%
2012
0%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
28%
2012
28%
2012
18%
2011
18%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
21%
2011
21%
2011
79%
2011
79%
2011
82%
2011
82%
2011
78%
2011
78%
2011
18%
2011
18%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2011
25%
2010
25%
2010
3%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
14%
2010
14%
2010
83%
2009
83%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
9%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
9%
2009
69%
2009
69%
2009
17%
2009
17%
2009
0%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
70%
2008
70%
2008
15%
2008
15%
2008
17.8%
2008
17.8%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
28%
2007
28%
2007
0%
2007
90%
2007
90%
2007
85.8%
2007
85.8%
2007
14.2%
2007
14.2%
2007
8%
2007
69%
2007
69%
2007
92%
2007
92%
2007
16.8%
2006
16.8%
2006
18%
2006
18%
2006
83.2%
2006
83.2%
2006
18%
2006
18%
2006
12%
2006
12%
2006
80%
2006
80%
2006
79%
2006
79%
2006
88%
2006
88%
2006
11%
2005
11%
2005
7%
2005
21%
2005
21%
2005
98%
2005
98%
2005
2%
2005
91%
2005
91%
2005
78%
2005
78%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
0%
2004
88%
2004
88%
2004
2%
2004
97%
2004
97%
2004
7%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
7%
2003
93%
2003
93%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
9%
2003
7%
2003
93%
2003
93%
2003
0%
2003
92%
2003
92%
2003
0%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
14%
2002
14%
2002
26%
2002
26%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
14%
2002
14%
2002
100%
2002
100%
2002
86%
2002
86%
2002
22%
2001
22%
2001
77%
2001
77%
2001
90%
2001
90%
2001
15%
2001
15%
2001
83%
2001
83%
2001
0%
2001
17%
2000
17%
2000
81%
2000
81%
2000
66%
2000
66%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
16%
2000
16%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
87%
1999
87%
1999
17%
1999
17%
1999
0%
1999
81%
1999
81%
1999
17%
1999
17%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
93%
1998
93%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
0%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
0%
1998
40%
1996
40%
1996
88%
1996
88%
1996
22%
1996
22%
1996
59%
1996
59%
1996
0%
1996
76%
1996
76%
1996
100%
2003
100%
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