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Gene Davis' 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.

100%
2006
100%
2006
60%
2022
72%
2021
61%
2020
44%
2019
46%
2018
40%
2017
61%
2016
55%
2015
50%
2014
19%
2013
25%
2012
23%
2011
27%
2010
94%
1998
16%
2022
16%
2022
26%
2021
26%
2021
22%
2021
22%
2021
22%
2019
22%
2019
12%
2019
12%
2019
18%
2018
18%
2018
23%
2018
23%
2018
14%
2017
14%
2017
23%
2017
23%
2017
36%
2016
36%
2016
23%
2016
23%
2016
36%
2015
36%
2015
21%
2015
21%
2015
17%
2014
17%
2014
21%
2014
21%
2014
21%
2013
21%
2013
14%
2013
14%
2013
21%
2012
21%
2012
24%
2012
24%
2012
25%
2010
25%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
33%
2009
33%
2009
15%
2008
15%
2008
19%
2007
19%
2007
17%
2006
17%
2006
15%
2005
15%
2005
5%
2004
5%
2004
21%
2003
21%
2003
30%
2002
30%
2002
13%
1998
13%
1998
26%
1997
26%
1997
53%
2015
62%
2015
50%
2014
59%
2014
46%
2013
42%
2012
100%
2019
90%
2018
67%
2017
94%
2016
91%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2008
56%
2007
85%
2006
75%
2005
83%
2004
67%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
80%
2000
67%
1999
78%
2021
94%
1998
71%
2020
71%
2020
80%
2019
80%
2019
60%
2018
60%
2018
100%
2016
100%
2016
50%
2015
50%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
86%
2013
86%
2013
75%
2012
75%
2012
57%
2011
57%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2010
63%
2009
63%
2009
83%
2008
83%
2008
43%
2007
43%
2007
57%
2006
57%
2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
75%
2002
75%
2002
83%
1997
83%
1997
64%
1995
64%
1995
100%
2019
90%
2018
67%
2017
94%
2016
91%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2008
56%
2007
85%
2006
75%
2005
83%
2004
67%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
80%
2000
67%
1999
100%
1998
50%
2002
60%
2022
72%
2021
61%
2020
44%
2019
46%
2018
40%
2017
61%
2016
55%
2015
50%
2014
19%
2013
25%
2012
23%
2011
27%
2010
67%
2021
50%
2020
77%
2019
79%
2018
85%
2018
66%
2017
75%
2017
92%
2016
60%
2016
76%
2015-2020
70%
2015
60%
2014
70%
2013
80%
2012
46%
2011
67%
2010
80%
2009
43%
2008
69%
2007
77%
2006
13%
2005
40%
2004
67%
2001-2002
60%
2022
72%
2021
61%
2020
44%
2019
46%
2018
40%
2017
61%
2016
55%
2015
50%
2014
19%
2013
25%
2012
23%
2011
27%
2010
85%
2019
85%
2019
51%
2022
72%
2021
61%
2020
44%
2019
46%
2018
40%
2017
61%
2016
55%
2015
50%
2014
19%
2013
25%
2012
23%
2011
27%
2010
67%
2021
50%
2020
77%
2019
79%
2018
85%
2018
66%
2017
75%
2017
60%
2016
92%
2016
76%
2015-2020
70%
2015
60%
2014
70%
2013
80%
2012
46%
2011
67%
2010
80%
2009
43%
2008
69%
2007
77%
2006
13%
2005
40%
2004
67%
2001-2002
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