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Judy Biggert's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2012
58%
2012
51%
2012
51%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
55%
2012
55%
2012
44%
2012
44%
2012
42%
2012
42%
2012
55%
2011
55%
2011
46%
2011
46%
2011
53%
2011
53%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
47%
2011
47%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
54%
2011
54%
2011
37%
2010
37%
2010
37%
2010
37%
2010
63%
2010
63%
2010
36%
2010
36%
2010
63%
2010
63%
2010
63%
2010
63%
2010
36%
2010
36%
2010
63%
2010
63%
2010
60%
2009
60%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
42%
2009
42%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
38%
2009
38%
2009
39%
2009
39%
2009
57%
2009
57%
2009
33%
2009
33%
2009
32%
2008
32%
2008
64.2%
2008
64.2%
2008
36%
2008
36%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
68%
2008
68%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
59%
2008
59%
2008
40.2%
2007
40.2%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
43%
2007
43%
2007
34%
2007
34%
2007
43%
2007
43%
2007
56%
2007
56%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
59.8%
2007
59.8%
2007
55%
2006
55%
2006
44.2%
2006
44.2%
2006
55.8%
2006
55.8%
2006
43%
2006
43%
2006
48%
2006
48%
2006
63%
2006
63%
2006
36%
2006
36%
2006
52%
2006
52%
2006
48%
2005
48%
2005
49%
2005
49%
2005
51%
2005
51%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
52%
2005
52%
2005
57%
2005
57%
2005
51%
2005
51%
2005
48%
2005
48%
2005
43%
2004
43%
2004
55%
2004
55%
2004
44%
2004
44%
2004
57%
2004
57%
2004
65%
2004
65%
2004
33%
2004
33%
2004
27%
2003
27%
2003
47%
2003
47%
2003
58%
2003
58%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
52%
2003
52%
2003
43%
2003
43%
2003
52%
2003
52%
2003
46%
2003
46%
2003
0%
2002
41%
2002
41%
2002
65%
2002
65%
2002
42%
2002
42%
2002
91%
2002
91%
2002
56%
2002
56%
2002
56%
2002
56%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
43%
2001
43%
2001
53%
2001
53%
2001
58%
2001
58%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
42%
2001
42%
2001
28%
2001
28%
2001
53%
2000
53%
2000
36%
2000
36%
2000
57%
2000
57%
2000
46%
2000
46%
2000
64%
2000
64%
2000
39%
2000
39%
2000
23%
1999
23%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
41%
1999
41%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
42%
1999
42%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
33%
2003
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