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Peter Roskam's Ratings and Endorsements

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.

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2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
86%
2002
0%
1997
0%
1997
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
100%
2015-2016
60%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
50%
2014
88%
2011
66%
2009-2010
30%
2007-2008
40%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
11%
2014
11%
2013-2014
11%
2013-2014
8%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
15%
2007-2008
56%
2005
13%
2015-2016
13%
2015-2016
33%
2013-2014
33%
2013-2014
33%
2011-2012
33%
2011-2012
50%
2009-2010
50%
2009-2010
33%
2007-2008
33%
2007-2008
33
2007-2008
33
2007-2008
40%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
11%
2014
11%
2013-2014
11%
2013-2014
8%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
29%
2013
29%
2013
70%
2013
70%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
38%
2013
38%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
81%
2012
81%
2012
50%
2012
50%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
65%
2012
65%
2012
0%
2011
69%
2011
69%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
21%
2011
21%
2011
79%
2011
79%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
15%
2010
15%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
0%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
24%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
76%
2009
76%
2009
17%
2009
17%
2009
70.5%
2008
70.5%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
35%
2008
35%
2008
17%
2008
17%
2008
30%
2008
30%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
83.2%
2007
83.2%
2007
0%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
24%
2007
24%
2007
9%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
16.8%
2007
16.8%
2007
50%
2017-2018
87%
2017-2018
87%
2017-2018
87%
2016
97%
2015-2016
97%
2015-2016
94%
2015
83%
2015
82%
2014
67%
2014
76%
2011-2012
76%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007
25%
2014
25%
2014
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
66%
2007-2008
66
2007
77%
2015-2016
62%
2011-2012
83%
2007-2008
79%
2015-2016
83%
2015
80%
2013-2014
83%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
90%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
71%
2013-2014
75%
2009-2010
75%
2007-2008
67%
2017-2018
75%
2007
75%
2007
76%
2009
100%
2003-2004
84%
2002
83%
2001-2002
100%
1996
100%
2009-2010
93%
2012-2013
0%
2009-2010
95%
2015-2016
92%
2015
96%
2013-2014
100%
2012
100%
2011-2012
71%
2009-2010
95%
2007-2008
50
2007-2008
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
90%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
75%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
0%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
6%
2016
6%
2016
24%
2017
24%
2017
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
6%
2016
6%
2016
0%
2011
40
2008
10
2007
86%
2006-2012
86%
2006-2012
59%
2014
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
17%
2007
0%
2007
50%
2007
0%
2007
25%
2014
25%
2014
19%
2007-2008
0%
2007
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
28
2007-2008
28
2007-2008
27
2007
27
2007
54%
2016
62%
2014
86%
2013-2014
86%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
53%
2011
53%
2011
88%
2010
88%
2010
95%
2009
95%
2009
90%
2008
90%
2008
94%
2007
94%
2007
100%
2009-2010
19%
2007
19%
2007
67%
2015-2016
53%
2014
59%
2011-2012
81%
2011
100%
2001-2010
100%
2001-2010
A
2010
25%
2014
25%
2014
50
2007
70%
2011-2012
5%
2011-2012
48
2009-2010
29%
2009-2010
6%
2009-2010
34%
2009
24%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
93%
2013-2014
95%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
10%
2013-2014
8%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
12%
2007-2008
14%
2007
100%
2001-2010
100%
2001-2010
3%
2013
3%
2013
7%
2012
7%
2012
13%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2010
13%
2010
8%
2009
8%
2009
10%
2008
10%
2008
9%
2007
9%
2007
17%
2007
0%
2011
87%
2017-2018
87%
2017-2018
87%
2016
97%
2015-2016
97%
2015-2016
83%
2015
94%
2015
67%
2014
82%
2014
90%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
76%
2011-2012
76%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
0%
2011
40
2008
10
2007
25%
2014
25%
2014
33%
2014
33%
2014
20%
2011-2012
25%
2007
59%
2014
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
60%
2007
6%
2016
6%
2016
38%
2003-2004
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
34%
2009
34%
2009
83%
2015-2016
83%
2015-2016
100%
2007
0%
2007-2008
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
66%
2007-2008
66
2007
6%
2017-2018
6%
2017-2018
28
2007-2008
28
2007-2008
27
2007
27
2007
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011
27%
2009
15%
2008
40%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
11%
2014
11%
2013-2014
11%
2013-2014
8%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
86%
2006-2012
86%
2006-2012
9%
2018
11%
2017-2018
7%
2017
3%
2017
3%
2016
8%
2016
4%
2015-2016
9%
2014
5%
2013-2014
10%
2013
4%
2013
6%
2012
12%
2012
7%
2011-2012
14%
2011
9%
2011
0%
2010
18%
2010
17%
2009-2010
29%
2009
18%
2007-2008
15%
2007
0%
2007
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
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2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
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2011-2012
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2009-2010
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2009
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2007-2008
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
86%
2013-2014
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2013-2014
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2013
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2013
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2012
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2011
53%
2011
88%
2010
88%
2010
95%
2009
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2009
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2008
90%
2008
94%
2007
94%
2007
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
87%
2017-2018
87%
2017-2018
87%
2016
97%
2015-2016
97%
2015-2016
83%
2015
94%
2015
82%
2014
67%
2014
76%
2011-2012
76%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007
63%
2017
100%
2016
73%
2015
100%
2014
85%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2011
19%
2007
19%
2007
33%
2014
33%
2014
75%
2015-2016
79%
2013-2014
83%
2011-2012
91%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
74%
2016
72%
2015
71%
2013
69%
2012
71%
2011
89%
2010
84%
2009
B+
2008
B+
2007
21%
2013
90%
2013
56%
2013
96%
2009
69%
2009
74%
2007
66%
2007
40%
2018
69%
2017
58%
2017
67%
2016
70%
2016
69%
2015
70%
2015
46%
2014
70%
2014
61%
2013
74%
2013
64%
2012
56%
2011
75%
2010
88%
2009
87%
2008
76%
2007
66%
2007-2008
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
11%
2014
11%
2014
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
5%
2012
5%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
13%
2007-2008
13%
2007-2008
100%
2015-2016
60%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
40%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
11%
2014
11%
2013-2014
11%
2013-2014
8%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
60%
2007
10%
2013-2014
8%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
12%
2007-2008
14%
2007
86%
2006-2012
86%
2006-2012
50%
2007-2008
0%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2007-2008
3%
2013
3%
2013
7%
2012
7%
2012
13%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2010
13%
2010
8%
2009
8%
2009
10%
2008
10%
2008
9%
2007
9%
2007
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
0%
2007-2008
74%
2016
72%
2015
71%
2013
69%
2012
71%
2011
89%
2010
84%
2009
B+
2008
B+
2007
40%
2018
69%
2017
58%
2017
70%
2016
67%
2016
69%
2015
70%
2015
46%
2014
70%
2014
61%
2013
74%
2013
64%
2012
56%
2011
75%
2010
88%
2009
87%
2008
76%
2007
6%
2016
6%
2016
63%
2017
100%
2016
73%
2015
100%
2014
85%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2011
61%
2017
61%
2017
64%
2016
64%
2016
70%
2015
70%
2015
52%
2014
52%
2014
48%
2013
48%
2013
40%
2012
40%
2012
74%
2011
74%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
86%
2009
86%
2009
89%
2008
89%
2008
58%
2007
58%
2007
33%
2014
33%
2014
44%
2015-2016
44%
2015-2016
47%
2013-2014
47%
2013-2014
50%
2007
33%
2009-2010
0%
2007
43%
2007-2008
50
2007
9%
2015-2018
40%
2017
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
20%
2015
11%
2014
11%
2013-2014
11%
2013-2014
8%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
59%
2014
40%
2007-2008
20%
2011-2012
67
2007
49%
2003-2008
49%
2003-2008
40%
2003-2006
40%
2003-2006
55%
2003-2005
55%
2003-2005
38%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
60%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
59%
2014
100%
2007
0%
2013-2014
0%
2007-2010
16%
2017-2018
16%
2017-2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
73%
2016
73%
2016
32%
2015-2016
32%
2015-2016
32%
2015
32%
2015
73%
2015
73%
2015
64%
2014
64%
2014
57%
2013
57%
2013
81%
2013
81%
2013
57%
2011-2012
57%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
80%
2009-2013
80%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
82%
2009-2010
82%
2009-2010
93%
2005-2008
93%
2005-2008
21%
2017
19%
2017
38%
2016
21%
2016
10%
2015
21%
2015
22%
2014
9%
2014
23%
2013
24%
2013
38%
2012
23%
2012
28%
2011
8%
2010
17%
2010
18%
2009
10%
2009
23%
2008
13%
2008
29%
2007
20%
2011-2012
25%
2007
11%
2009-2010
38%
2012
38%
2012
23%
2012
23%
2012
8%
2009
12%
2009
12%
2009
13%
2008
13%
2008
23%
2005
23%
2005
15%
2004
15%
2004
17%
2003
17%
2003
37%
2001
37%
2001
33%
2015-2016
40%
2013-2014
30%
2011-2012
13%
2009-2010
22%
2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0
2007-2008
44%
2015-2016
44%
2015-2016
47%
2013-2014
47%
2013-2014
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
93%
2013-2014
95%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
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2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
93%
2013-2014
95%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
10%
2013-2014
8%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
12%
2007-2008
14%
2007
100%
2001-2010
100%
2001-2010
6%
2017-2018
6%
2017-2018
28
2007-2008
28
2007-2008
27
2007
27
2007
9%
2018
11%
2017-2018
7%
2017
3%
2017
3%
2016
8%
2016
4%
2015-2016
9%
2014
5%
2013-2014
10%
2013
4%
2013
12%
2012
6%
2012
7%
2011-2012
9%
2011
14%
2011
18%
2010
0%
2010
17%
2009-2010
29%
2009
18%
2007-2008
15%
2007
83%
2015-2016
83%
2007-2008
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
24%
2017
24%
2017
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2017-2018
4%
2013-2014
4%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
76%
2009
100%
2002
21%
2013-2014
30%
2009-2010
30%
2009-2010
8
2007-2008
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
61%
2015
50%
2014
69%
2014
45%
2013-2014
45%
2013-2014
70%
2013
64%
2011-2012
64%
2011-2012
80%
2011
74%
2011
88%
2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
84%
2009-2010
84%
2009-2010
85%
2009
90%
2009
80%
2009
69%
2007-2008
69%
2007-2008
60%
2007
50
2007
33%
2013
33%
2013
0%
2013
19%
2007-2008
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007
100%
2014
94%
2009-2010
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2018
63%
2017
63%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
73%
2015
73%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
85%
2013
85%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
19%
2007
19%
2007
19%
2007
19%
2007
76%
2009
61%
2015
90%
2013
56%
2013
21%
2013
21%
2013
56%
2013
90%
2013
69%
2009
96%
2009
96%
2009
69%
2009
74%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
74%
2007
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
61%
2015
61%
2015
69%
2014
50%
2014
69%
2014
50%
2014
45%
2013-2014
45%
2013-2014
45%
2013-2014
45%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
64%
2011-2012
64%
2011-2012
64%
2011-2012
64%
2011-2012
74%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
74%
2011
88%
2010
88%
2010
84%
2009-2010
84%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
84%
2009-2010
84%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
80%
2009
69%
2007-2008
69%
2007-2008
69%
2007-2008
69%
2007-2008
60%
2007
60%
2007
0%
2009
100%
2007
61%
2017
61%
2017
64%
2016
64%
2016
70%
2015
70%
2015
52%
2014
52%
2014
48%
2013
48%
2013
40%
2012
40%
2012
74%
2011
74%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
86%
2009
86%
2009
89%
2008
89%
2008
58%
2007
58%
2007
76%
2009
75%
2015-2016
79%
2013-2014
83%
2011-2012
91%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
74%
2016
72%
2015
71%
2013
69%
2012
71%
2011
89%
2010
84%
2009
B+
2008
B+
2007
40%
2018
69%
2017
58%
2017
70%
2016
67%
2016
70%
2015
69%
2015
70%
2014
46%
2014
61%
2013
74%
2013
64%
2012
56%
2011
75%
2010
88%
2009
87%
2008
76%
2007
93%
2012-2013
50%
2007-2008
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007
94%
2007-2008
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
11%
2014
11%
2014
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
5%
2012
5%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
13%
2007-2008
13%
2007-2008
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