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Michael Burgess' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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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%
2017-2018
71%
2015-2016
70%
2013-2014
55
2011-2012
11%
2009-2010
67%
2007-2008
86%
2015-2016
83%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
66%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
50
2007
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2011-2012
100%
2007-2008
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
75%
2007
75%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
88%
2009
100%
2009-2010
100%
2003
100%
2003
86%
2012-2013
93%
2017-2018
85%
2015-2016
85%
2015
100%
2013-2014
89%
2012
92%
2011-2012
78%
2009-2010
89%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
99%
2015-2016
60%
1999-2006
60%
1999-2004
90%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
62%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
80%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
89%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
50%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
75%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2019-2020
0%
2010
0%
2010
14%
2017-2018
14%
2017-2018
14%
2015-2016
14%
2015-2016
4%
2013-2014
4%
2013-2014
6%
2005-2006
6%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
35%
2003-2004
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