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José Menéndez's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

100%
2016
100%
2013
100%
2009
50%
2007
90%
2005
100%
2004
88%
2003
100%
2002
6%
2017
20%
2009
21%
2009
22%
2009
37
2007
17%
2005
12%
2003
5%
2001
97%
2017
97%
2017
86%
2013
86%
2013
100%
2005
0%
2000
100%
2001
100%
2001
19%
2015
11%
2013
21%
2011
8%
2009
36%
2007
14%
2005
27%
2003
0%
2001
89%
2019
89%
2019
C%
2021-2022
C%
2021-2022
88%
2021
83%
2019
80%
2017
71%
2017
88%
2015
88%
2015
50%
2013
80%
2011
77%
2011
75%
2009
88%
2009
50
2007
86
2005
43%
2005
55%
2012
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
21%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
37
2007
17%
2005
12%
2003
5%
2001
33%
2003
100%
2005
0%
2000
100%
2016
100%
2013
100%
2009
50%
2007
90%
2005
100%
2004
88%
2003
100%
2002
21%
2009
21%
2009
22%
2009
20%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
20%
2009
37
2007
37
2007
17%
2005
17%
2005
12%
2003
12%
2003
5%
2001
5%
2001
49%
2017
19%
2015
19%
2015
11%
2013
11%
2013
21%
2011
21%
2011
8%
2009
8%
2009
36%
2007
36%
2007
14%
2005
14%
2005
27%
2003
27%
2003
0%
2001
0%
2001
21%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
37
2007
37
2007
17%
2005
17%
2005
12%
2003
12%
2003
5%
2001
5%
2001
21%
2009
21%
2009
20%
2009
37
2007
17%
2005
12%
2003
5%
2001
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