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Tim Griffin's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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
6%
2013-2014
6%
2013-2014
8%
2013
43%
2011-2012
43%
2011-2012
22%
2012
41%
2013
41%
2013
0%
2013
25%
2013
25%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
58%
2013
58%
2013
0%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
81%
2012
81%
2012
61%
2012
61%
2012
91%
2012
91%
2012
20%
2012
20%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
38%
2012
38%
2012
78%
2011
78%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
31%
2011
31%
2011
22%
2011
22%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
69%
2011
69%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
72%
2014
89%
2011-2012
89%
2011-2012
77%
2011-2012
77%
2011-2012
50%
2014
50%
2014
100%
2011-2012
87%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
71%
2013-2014
67%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
93%
2012-2013
14%
2013-2014
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
56%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
53%
2011
53%
2011
100%
2013-2014
64%
2011-2012
81%
2011
50%
2014
50%
2014
13%
2013-2014
2%
2011-2012
79%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
4%
2012
4%
2012
17%
2011
17%
2011
15%
2011
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011
6%
2013-2014
6%
2013-2014
8%
2013
43%
2011-2012
43%
2011-2012
100%
2006-2012
100%
2006-2012
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
53%
2011
53%
2011
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
72%
2014
77%
2011-2012
77%
2011-2012
89%
2011-2012
89%
2011-2012
85%
2013
93%
2012
93%
2011
42%
2014
42%
2014
90%
2011-2012
49%
2014
63%
2013
68%
2013
75%
2012
67%
2011
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
2%
2012
2%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
20%
2013
25%
2012
0%
2013-2014
59%
2014
0%
2013-2014
25%
2013-2014
79%
2013
79%
2013
71%
2011-2012
71%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
79%
2009-2013
79%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
0%
2011-2012
24%
2013-2014
24%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
62%
2013-2014
25%
2013-2014
4%
2012
4%
2012
17%
2011
17%
2011
100%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
20%
2013
25%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
14%
2013-2014
100%
2014
85%
2013
85%
2013
93%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2011
93%
2011
90%
2013
90%
2013
70%
2013
70%
2013
50%
2013
65%
2014
65%
2014
65%
2014
58%
2013-2014
58%
2013-2014
58%
2013-2014
58%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
65%
2011-2012
65%
2011-2012
65%
2011-2012
65%
2011-2012
80%
2011
80%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
67%
2013
67%
2013
45%
2012
45%
2012
79%
2011
79%
2011
90%
2011-2012
49%
2014
68%
2013
63%
2013
75%
2012
67%
2011
93%
2012-2013
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
50%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
94%
2013
100%
2011
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