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G. K. Butterfield, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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
20%
2013-2014
14%
2011-2012
40%
2007-2008
33%
2005-2006
33%
2005-2006
33%
2005-2006
100
2007
100%
2005
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
97%
2017-2018
97%
2017-2018
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
83%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
87%
2007-2008
80%
2007
80%
2005-2006
50%
2015
10%
2014
13%
2013
33%
2012
93%
2015-2016
93%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
88%
2011-2012
88%
2011-2012
93%
2011
93%
2009
85%
2008
78%
2020
81%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
69%
2015-2016
69%
2015-2016
70%
2015
70%
2014
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013-2014
77%
2013
71%
2011-2012
71%
2011-2012
0%
2006-2012
0%
2006-2012
95%
2022
91%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
90%
2020
96%
2019-2020
90%
2019
93%
2019
91%
2018
89%
2018
91%
2017-2018
89%
2017
91%
2017
89%
2016
89%
2016
90%
2015-2016
88%
2014
89%
2013-2014
86%
2013
88%
2013
88%
2012
89%
2012
91%
2011-2012
94%
2011
88%
2011
100%
2010
85%
2010
96%
2009-2010
93%
2009
79%
2007-2008
70%
2007
75%
2006
89%
2005
90%
2005
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