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Jeff Sessions III's 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%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
92%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
90%
2015
100%
2015
83%
2014
88%
2014
91%
2011-2012
91%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
96%
2009-2010
96%
2009-2010
81%
2007-2008
81%
2007-2008
90%
2007
86%
2006
92%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
94%
1999-2000
32%
2000
87%
1999
54%
1998
57%
1997
11%
2011
33%
2010
33%
2009
20
2008
10
2007
0%
2005
0%
2004
50%
2003
57%
2002
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
5%
2015
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
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