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Betty McCollum's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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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.

7%
2015-2016
16%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
50%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
8%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100
2007
100%
2005
100%
2003-2004
80%
2001-2002
100%
2004
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
93%
2013-2014
93%
2013-2014
90%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
67%
2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
83%
2013
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
79%
2015
30%
2014
38%
2013
33%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
93%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
66%
2011
93%
2009
100%
2008
93%
2020
94%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
96%
2015-2016
96%
2015-2016
94%
2015
95%
2014
95%
2013-2014
95%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
85%
2011-2012
85%
2011-2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
100%
2023
100%
2022
95%
2022
94%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
94%
2020
98%
2019-2020
97%
2019
94%
2019
94%
2018
97%
2018
99%
2017-2018
93%
2017
100%
2017
93%
2016
100%
2016
96%
2015-2016
92%
2014
90%
2013-2014
92%
2013
93%
2013
89%
2012
92%
2012
81%
2011-2012
93%
2011
74%
2011
100%
2010
98%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
97%
2007-2008
95%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2005
97%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2001-2002
100%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
71%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
100%
2003-2004
83%
2001-2002
100%
2017-2018
0%
2005-2006
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2020
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