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Gage Froerer'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.

50%
2007
50%
2007
71%
2017
70%
2016
64%
2015
60%
2014
43%
2013
53%
2012
43%
2011
69%
2010
67%
2018
67%
2018
61%
2017
61%
2017
51%
2017
51%
2017
32%
2016
32%
2016
51%
2016
51%
2016
41%
2015
41%
2015
53%
2015
53%
2015
30%
2014
30%
2014
56%
2014
56%
2014
59%
2013
59%
2013
43%
2013
43%
2013
65%
2012
65%
2012
62%
2012
62%
2012
64%
2010
64%
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
65%
2009
65%
2009
62%
2008
62%
2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
80%
2015
78%
2015
77%
2014
75%
2014
67%
2013
92%
2012
33%
2016
33%
2016
14%
2015
14%
2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
71%
2013
71%
2013
14%
2012
14%
2012
14%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2010
14%
2010
50%
2009
50%
2009
75%
2008
75%
2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
50%
2018
71%
2017
70%
2016
64%
2015
60%
2014
43%
2013
53%
2012
43%
2011
69%
2010
83%
2018
100%
2017
82%
2017
94%
2016
80%
2016
73%
2015
67%
2014
91%
2013
77%
2012
91%
2011
62%
2010
88%
2009
80%
2008
81%
2007
71%
2017
70%
2016
64%
2015
60%
2014
43%
2013
53%
2012
43%
2011
69%
2010
71%
2017
70%
2016
64%
2015
60%
2014
43%
2013
53%
2012
43%
2011
69%
2010
83%
2018
82%
2017
100%
2017
94%
2016
80%
2016
73%
2015
67%
2014
91%
2013
77%
2012
91%
2011
62%
2010
88%
2009
80%
2008
81%
2007
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