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Gerald Torr'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%
2002
87%
2021
97%
2019
96%
2018
91%
2017
97%
2015-2019
97%
2014-2018
96%
2014-2015
94%
2014
96%
2013-2017
94%
2013-2014
94%
2013
97%
2013
100%
2012
96%
2011
82%
2010
90%
2009-2010
90
2008
96
2007
92%
2006
100%
2005
88%
2004
92%
2003
96%
2001
89%
2000
97%
1999
91%
1998
94%
1997
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
71%
2009
71%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2004
86%
2001-2003
86%
2001-2003
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
30%
2022
30%
2022
29%
2021
29%
2021
30%
2021
30%
2021
30%
2018
30%
2018
32%
2017-2018
32%
2017-2018
33%
2017
33%
2017
33%
2016
33%
2016
25%
2015-2016
25%
2015-2016
21%
2015
21%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
44%
2003
44%
2003
52%
2002
52%
2002
31%
2000
31%
2000
33%
1998
33%
1998
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