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John Barrasso's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
0%
2019
0%
2017
0%
2016
0%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2008
0%
2007
50%
2003
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
75%
2013-2014
67%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
33%
2014
77%
2011
50%
2009-2010
61%
2007-2008
67%
2020
0%
2017
36%
2015-2016
36%
2015-2016
40%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013
22%
2011-2012
22%
2011-2012
0%
2007-2008
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
40%
2013-2014
40%
2013-2014
40%
2011-2012
40%
2011-2012
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
67%
2020
0%
2017
36%
2015-2016
36%
2015-2016
40%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013
22%
2011-2012
22%
2011-2012
10%
2013
10%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
5%
2013
92%
2013
92%
2013
7%
2013
93%
2013
93%
2013
0%
2013
83%
2012
83%
2012
68%
2012
68%
2012
94%
2012
94%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
30%
2012
30%
2012
5%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
0%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
0%
2011
94%
2011
94%
2011
25%
2011
25%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
0%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
0%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
0%
2010
10%
2010
10%
2010
14%
2009
14%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
94%
2009
94%
2009
13%
2009
13%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
0%
2009
84%
2008
84%
2008
96%
2008
96%
2008
0%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2008
7%
2008
93.2%
2008
93.2%
2008
79%
2007
79%
2007
0%
2007
16%
2007
16%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
0%
2017-2018
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
89%
2020
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
91%
2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
94%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
93%
2015
100%
2015
93%
2014
94%
2014
86%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
92%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
66%
2007
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
66%
2007-2008
100
2007
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2011-2012
80%
2007-2008
67%
2021-2022
78%
2019-2020
67%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
80%
2015-2016
76%
2015
82%
2013-2014
75%
2013-2014
50%
2013-2014
71%
2013-2014
67%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
70%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
100%
2017-2018
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009-2010
33%
2013-2014
50%
2012-2013
100%
2017-2018
88%
2015-2016
86%
2015
75%
2013-2014
88%
2012
100%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
89%
2007-2008
88%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
60
2007-2008
100%
2019-2020
75%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
100%
2019-2020
33%
2010
33%
2010
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2019
20%
2017-2018
20%
2017-2018
4%
2017
4%
2017
40%
2015-2016
40%
2015-2016
8%
2019-2020
19%
2017-2018
11%
2015-2016
7%
2015
0%
2013-2014
25%
2011-2012
7%
2009-2010
17%
2007-2008
20
2007
0%
2021-2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
16%
2011
0%
2010
36%
2009
30
2008
14
2007
83%
2006-2012
83%
2006-2012
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
15%
2011-2012
15%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
17%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
100%
2014
100%
2014
9%
2007-2008
95%
2013
92%
2013
89%
2013
95%
2009
50%
2009
66%
2007
87%
2007
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
94%
2011-2012
90%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
50
2007-2008
50
2007-2008
40
2007
40
2007
56%
2020
56%
2019
52%
2018
50%
2016
73%
2014
69%
2015-2016
69%
2015-2016
90%
2013-2014
90%
2013-2014
91%
2013
91%
2013
85%
2012
85%
2012
53%
2011
53%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
97%
2009
97%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2009-2010
18%
2007
18%
2007
85%
2021-2022
74%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
54%
2015-2016
77%
2014
75%
2011-2012
100%
2001-2010
100%
2001-2010
A
2010
100%
2014
100%
2014
0%
2013-2014
81%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
64
2009-2010
25%
2009-2010
14%
2009-2010
30%
2009
93%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007
100%
2001-2010
100%
2001-2010
0%
2013
0%
2013
33%
2012
33%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2011
7%
2010
7%
2010
20%
2009
20%
2009
0%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2007
0%
2007
50%
2007
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
89%
2020
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
91%
2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
94%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
93%
2015
93%
2014
94%
2014
86%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
92%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
66%
2007
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
16%
2011
0%
2010
36%
2009
30
2008
14
2007
100%
2014
100%
2014
4%
2021-2022
4%
2021-2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
2%
2019-2020
2%
2019-2020
3%
2015
4%
2015
1%
2013-2014
1%
2013-2014
3%
2013-2014
3%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2007
50%
2012
14%
2011
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2023
15%
2009
15%
2009
75%
2008
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
30%
2015
0%
2014
20%
2013
10%
2012
0%
2011
10%
2010
20%
2009
40
2007-2008
50%
2007
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
94%
2015-2016
94%
2015-2016
0%
2007-2008
0%
2019-2020