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Ted Strickland's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

18%
2003
13%
2001-2002
28%
1999-2000
20%
2003-2004
100%
2004
30%
2003
100%
2001
60%
2000
87%
1999
71%
1997
19%
2001-2002
15%
1999-2000
15%
1999
30%
1997-1998
25%
1997
80%
2001
80%
1999
80%
1995-2003
78%
1995-1998
100%
2001
29%
2001-2002
29%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
78%
1998
71%
1997
100%
1994
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
56%
2003
67%
2001-2002
91%
2003-2004
60%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
66%
2000
56%
2003
56%
2003
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
67%
2001-2002
50%
2005
56%
2004
56%
2003
67%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
66%
1999
50%
1997
46%
1993-1994
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2003
16%
2005
16%
2005
84%
2005
84%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
33%
2005
33%
2005
67%
2005
67%
2005
28%
2005
28%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
15%
2004
15%
2004
29%
2004
29%
2004
75%
2004
75%
2004
24%
2004
24%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
66%
2003
66%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
70%
2002
70%
2002
66%
2002
66%
2002
29%
2002
29%
2002
59%
2002
59%
2002
68%
2002
68%
2002
40%
2002
40%
2002
31%
2002
31%
2002
34%
2002
34%
2002
73%
2001
73%
2001
68%
2001
68%
2001
26%
2001
26%
2001
64%
2001
64%
2001
36%
2001
36%
2001
32%
2001
32%
2001
74%
2000
74%
2000
73%
2000
73%
2000
24%
2000
24%
2000
26%
2000
26%
2000
62%
2000
62%
2000
37%
2000
37%
2000
73%
1999
73%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
22%
1999
22%
1999
24%
1999
24%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
77%
1999
77%
1999
64%
1998
64%
1998
36%
1998
36%
1998
48%
1998
48%
1998
49%
1998
49%
1998
61%
1998
61%
1998
37%
1998
37%
1998
100%
2003
16%
2003-2004
0%
2006
0%
2006
14%
2003
14%
2003
17%
2003-2004
36%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
73%
2001-2002
73%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
68%
1997-1998
68%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
0%
1997-1998
100%
2004
63%
2005
86%
2004
83%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
80%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
73%
1999
62%
1997-1998
62%
1997-1998
10%
1997-1998
10%
1997-1998
18%
2003
13%
2001-2002
28%
1999-2000
37%
2004
32%
2003-2004
38%
2003
34%
2001-2002
50%
2000
50%
1997-1998
45%
1997
91%
2003-2004
78%
2001-2002
57%
1999-2000
80%
2004
80%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
50%
2002
50%
2002
38%
2001
38%
2001
40%
2000
40%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
60%
2002-2006
0%
2006
18%
2003
13%
2001-2002
28%
1999-2000
29%
2000
37%
1999
34%
1998
70%
1997
25%
2004
25%
2003
40%
2001-2002
40%
2001-2002
100%
2003
100%
2003
73%
2001-2002
73%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
68%
1997-1998
68%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
10%
1997-1998
10%
1997-1998
16%
2003-2004
75%
2003
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
91%
2003-2004
60%
2001-2002
100%
2004
67%
2003
100%
2002
18%
2003
13%
2001-2002
28%
1999-2000
23%
2003
17%
2002
20%
1999-2000
33%
1997-1998
25%
1997
22%
2004
22%
2004
12%
2003
12%
2003
47%
2002
47%
2002
0%
2006
3%
2001-2002
15%
1999-2000
14%
1997-1998
14%
2004
25%
2003
16%
2002
12%
2001
19%
1999
21%
1998
31%
1997
43%
2005
21%
2005
25%
2004
45
2003
45
2003
45
2003
49
2002
49
2002
49
2002
20%
2001
32%
2000
38%
2008-2010
38%
2008-2010
52%
2008-2010
52%
2008-2010
56%
2008-2010
56%
2008-2010
75%
2008
56%
2003-2008
56%
2003-2008
61%
2003-2008
61%
2003-2008
60%
2003-2008
60%
2003-2008
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
27%
2001-2002
27%
2001-2002
29%
2001-2002
29%
2001-2002
33%
1999-2000
33%
1999-2000
60%
1999-2000
60%
1999-2000
22%
1997-1998
22%
1997-1998
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
77%
2001-2002
38%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
71%
2001-2002
-5
2001-2002
25%
2004
25%
2003
40%
2001-2002
40%
2001-2002
100%
2004
91%
2003-2004
78%
2001-2002
57%
1999-2000
0%
2005
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
100%
2003
63%
1997-1998
63%
1997-1998
25%
2003-2004
43%
2005-2006
25%
2003
25%
2004
20%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2006
33%
1997
25%
2004
25%
2003
40%
2001-2002
40%
2001-2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
83%
2001-2002
100%
2000
64%
1999
88%
1997-1998
54%
2003-2006
54%
2003-2006
31%
2003-2005
31%
2003-2005
54%
2003
54%
2003
40%
2002
40%
2002
49%
2001
49%
2001
50%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
10%
2003-2004
57%
1997-1998
100%
2001-2002
50%
2003-2004
86%
2003-2004
100%
1997-1998
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
78%
1998
71%
1997
100%
1994
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
80%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
73%
1999
62%
1997-1998
62%
1997-1998
56%
2003
67%
2001-2002
91%
2003-2004
91%
2003-2004
91%
2001
90%
2000
80%
1999
88%
1998
100%
1997
100%
2001
38%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
45%
1997
91%
2003-2004
78%
2001-2002
57%
1999-2000
80%
2004
80%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
50%
2002
50%
2002
38%
2001
38%
2001
40%
2000
40%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
67%
2003
-5
2001-2002
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
50%
2003
37%
2004
23%
2003
17%
2002
20%
1999-2000
33%
1997-1998
25%
1997
32%
2003-2004
38%
2003
34%
2001-2002
50%
2000
50%
1997-1998
0%
2005
10%
1997-1998
10%
1997-1998
50%
2003
50%
2003
100%
2006
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
80%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
73%
1999
62%
1997-1998
62%
1997-1998
100%
2001
63%
2005
86%
2004
83%
2003
56%
2005
17%
2003-2004
18%
2003
18%
2003
13%
2001-2002
13%
2001-2002
28%
1999-2000
28%
1999-2000
23%
2004
23%
2003
23%
2003
17%
2002
17%
2002
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
33%
1997-1998
33%
1997-1998
25%
1997
25%
1997
65%
2005
65%
2005
43%
2005
43%
2005
21%
2005
25%
2004
25%
2004
45
2003
45
2003
45
2003
45
2003
45
2003
45
2003
49
2002
49
2002
49
2002
49
2002
49
2002
49
2002
20%
2001
20%
2001
32%
2000
32%
2000
41%
2006
13%
2005
13%
2005
50%
2004
50%
2004
10%
2004
10%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
45%
2002
45%
2002
20%
2001
20%
2001
28%
2000
28%
2000
20%
1999
20%
1999
40%
1998
40%
1998
23%
1997
23%
1997
67%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
77%
2005-2006
77%
2005-2006
77%
2001-2002
10%
1997-1998
10%
1997-1998
10%
2004
10%
2003
5%
2002
5%
2001
17.5%
2000
20%
1999
5%
1998
28%
2006
28%
2006
0%
2002
100%
2003
100%
2003
73%
2001-2002
73%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
68%
1997-1998
68%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001-2002
100%
2002
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2001
100%
1999
80%
2003
62%
2003-2004
77%
2001
67%
1997-1998
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