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Gabrielle Giffords' 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.

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2010
47%
2010
54%
2010
54%
2010
49%
2010
49%
2010
55%
2010
55%
2010
53%
2010
53%
2010
44%
2010
44%
2010
49%
2010
49%
2010
50%
2009
50%
2009
48%
2009
48%
2009
52%
2009
52%
2009
54%
2009
54%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
43%
2009
43%
2009
48%
2009
48%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2008
50%
2008
47.7%
2008
47.7%
2008
48%
2008
48%
2008
48%
2008
48%
2008
55%
2008
55%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
52%
2008
52%
2008
52%
2008
52%
2008
46%
2007
46%
2007
53%
2007
53%
2007
62%
2007
62%
2007
43.2%
2007
43.2%
2007
56.8%
2007
56.8%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
45%
2007
45%
2007
54%
2007
54%
2007
5%
2011-2012
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
5%
2007-2008
11%
2007
40%
2007-2008
100
2007
31%
2005
100%
2003-2004
0%
2007-2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
17%
2009
100%
2009-2010
39%
2009-2010
21%
2007-2008
0%
2012
40
2007-2008
80
2008
100
2007
17%
2012
25%
2006-2012
25%
2006-2012
81%
2007-2008
81%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
0%
2009
12%
2007-2008
13%
2009-2010
19%
2007-2008
22%
2010
22%
2010
13%
2009
13%
2009
30%
2008
30%
2008
23%
2007
23%
2007
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007
0%
2007
47%
2004
34%
2003
0%
2011-2012
39%
2001-2010
39%
2001-2010
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2010
0
2007
0%
2011-2012
41%
2009-2010
65%
2009-2010
11
2009-2010
64%
2009
60%
2007-2008
57%
2007-2008
0%
2005-2006
42%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
64%
2007
39%
2001-2010
39%
2001-2010
46%
2009
46%
2009
60%
2008
60%
2008
45%
2007
45%
2007
83%
2007
40%
2007-2008
100
2007
85%
2007
100%
2009
88%
2007-2008
100%
2007
17%
2012
0%
2011
93%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2007
0%
2007-2008
0%
2009
12%
2007-2008
10%
2009-2010
13%
2007-2008
22%
2010
22%
2010
13%
2009
13%
2009
30%
2008
30%
2008
23%
2007
23%
2007
0%
2011-2012
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
5%
2007-2008
11%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
12%
2009-2010
5%
2007-2008
12%
2009
12%
2008
2%
2007
50%
2007-2008
79%
2007-2008
79%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
25%
2007-2008
25%
2007-2008
50%
2007
85%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
64%
2007
0%
2007
33%
2009-2010
100%
2007
57%
2007-2008
100%
2009
100%
2005
50
2007
100%
2007-2008
100%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
25%
2007-2008
25%
2007-2008
50%
2007
0%
2003
100%
2007
56%
2009-2010
81%
2007-2008
81%
2007-2008
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
80%
2007
100%
2009
100%
2009
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
42%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
64%
2007
39%
2001-2010
39%
2001-2010
46%
2009
46%
2009
60%
2008
60%
2008
45%
2007
45%
2007
80%
2010
89%
2010
92%
2009-2010
100%
2009
88%
2007-2008
95%
2007
33%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
0%
2012
10%
2009-2010
13%
2007-2008
13%
2009-2010
19%
2007-2008
17%
2009
100%
2005-2010
25%
2009-2010
25%
2009-2010
91
2007-2008
0%
2005-2006
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
20%
2009
15%
2009
10%
2009
15%
2007-2008
15%
2007-2008
10%
2007
0
2007
5%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
12%
2007-2008
12%
2007-2008
0%
2011
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
13%
2007-2008
13%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
5%
2007-2008
5%
2007-2008
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
17%
2009
13%
2009
13%
2009
29%
2009
27%
2007
40%
2007
40%
2007
27%
2007
20%
2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
15%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
20%
2009
15%
2009
20%
2009
15%
2007-2008
15%
2007-2008
15%
2007-2008
15%
2007-2008
10%
2007
10%
2007
85%
2007
50%
2007-2008
40%
2009-2010
40%
2009-2010
100%
2007
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