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Jeff Waldstreicher'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.

100
2011-2014
80
2007-2010
80%
2007-2010
80%
2007-2010
100%
2015-2018
100%
2011-2014
80%
2007-2010
22%
2022
22%
2022
20%
2021
20%
2021
20%
2020
20%
2020
22%
2019
22%
2019
25%
2019
25%
2019
22%
2018
22%
2018
9%
2018
9%
2018
19%
2017-2018
19%
2017-2018
23%
2017
23%
2017
19%
2017
19%
2017
25%
2016
25%
2016
24%
2016
24%
2016
24%
2015
24%
2015
33%
2015
33%
2015
17%
2014
17%
2014
23%
2014
23%
2014
24%
2013
24%
2013
29%
2013
29%
2013
10%
2012
10%
2012
9%
2011
9%
2011
33%
2010
33%
2010
31%
2010
31%
2010
33%
2009
33%
2009
30%
2008
30%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
23%
2007
23%
2007
40%
2021-2022
100%
2021
100%
2010
93%
2010
100%
2009
92%
2009
83
2008
100
2007
93
2010
94
2009
95
2008
94
2007
25%
2009-2011
100%
2020
100%
2020
95%
2019
95%
2019
93
2010
94
2009
95
2008
94
2007
63%
2007-2010
93
2010
94
2009
95
2008
94
2007
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