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Patricia Dillon's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

93%
2021
75%
2003-2004
100%
2002
69%
2001
100%
1999-2000
93%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2021
90%
2019
93%
2019
90%
2018
90%
2017
91%
2016
91%
2016
91%
2015
100%
2015
90%
2014
100%
2014
91%
2013
89%
2013
100%
2012
89%
2012
80%
2011
95%
2010
95%
2009
90
2008
90
2007
100%
2006
88%
2005
91%
2004
90%
2003
100%
2002
89%
2001
50%
2000
75%
2003
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
88%
2019-2020
88%
2019-2020
88%
2016
89%
2015-2016
89%
2015-2016
86
2014
100
2013-2014
100
2013-2014
87%
2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
86%
2010
88%
2009-2010
88%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
100
2007-2008
85%
2005-2006
85%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
84%
2003-2004
84%
2003-2004
33%
2003-2004
33%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
86%
1999-2000
86%
1999-2000
83%
1998
71%
1997-1998
71%
1997-1998
84%
1996
75%
1996
60%
1994
84%
1994
100%
2019
100%
2019
75%
2003-2004
100%
2002
69%
2001
100%
1999-2000
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