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Peter Tercyak's Ratings and Endorsements

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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%
2017-2018
90%
2021
100%
2003-2004
71%
2002
78%
2001
100%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2021
93%
2019
100%
2019
80%
2018
94%
2017
93%
2016
78%
2016
94%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
94%
2014
100%
2013
93%
2013
93%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2011
83%
2010
100%
2009
83
2008
75
2007
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
94%
2021-2022
94%
2021-2022
90%
2019-2020
90%
2019-2020
93%
2019-2020
93%
2019-2020
96%
2016
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
100
2014
100
2013-2014
100
2013-2014
100%
2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
100
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
69%
1998
75%
1997-1998
75%
1997-1998
100%
2019
100%
2019
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