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Emmett Hanger, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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%
2011-2012
43%
2018
98%
2020
97%
2019
100%
2018
95%
2017
96%
2017
93%
2016
98%
2016
98%
2015
100%
2014
92%
2013
100%
2012
91%
2005
88%
2002-2003
83%
2000-2001
89%
1999
81%
1998
89%
2019
89%
2019
90%
2018
90%
2018
86%
2017
86%
2017
87%
2017
87%
2017
88%
2016
88%
2016
90%
2015
90%
2015
69%
2014-2015
69%
2014-2015
87%
2014
87%
2014
79%
2013
79%
2013
0%
2013
0%
2013
77%
2012
77%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
78%
2012
78%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
83
2010
83
2010
65
2010
65
2010
76
2010
76
2010
90%
2010
90%
2010
71
2009
71
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009
68
2009
68
2009
86
2009
86
2009
95
2008
95
2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
91%
2005
91%
2005
71%
2004
71%
2004
77%
2003
77%
2003
79%
2002
79%
2002
83%
2001
83%
2001
82%
2000
82%
2000
85
1999
85
1999
83
1997
83
1997
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