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Sam Graves' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2021
20%
2020
100%
2018
75%
2017
100%
2016
73%
2015
91%
2014
69%
2013
85%
2012
93%
2011
72%
2024
72%
2024
70%
2023
70%
2023
60%
2023
60%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
56%
2020
56%
2020
45%
2018
45%
2018
58%
2017
58%
2017
75%
2016
75%
2016
60%
2015
60%
2015
57%
2014
57%
2014
67%
2013
67%
2013
53%
2012
53%
2012
76%
2011
76%
2011
94%
2010
94%
2010
90%
2009
90%
2009
74%
2008
74%
2008
68%
2007
68%
2007
67%
2006
67%
2006
65%
2005
65%
2005
45%
2003-2004
45%
2003-2004
85%
2001-2002
85%
2001-2002
37%
2014
37%
2014
18%
2019-2020
18%
2019-2020
16%
2019
16%
2019
37%
2017-2018
37%
2017-2018
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
41%
2015
41%
2015
35%
2013-2014
35%
2013-2014
0%
2023-2024
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