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David Mack III's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

67%
2019-2020
88%
2017-2018
76%
2015-2016
67%
2015-2016
91%
2013-2014
76%
2013-2014
88%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
73%
2009-2010
75%
2009-2010
67%
2007-2008
50%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
67%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
0%
2001-2002
100%
1996-1997
100%
1989-1996
19%
2015-2016
19%
2015-2016
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
43%
2010
0%
2007
20%
2005-2006
20%
2005-2006
13%
2003-2014
13%
2003-2014
16%
2003-2010
16%
2003-2010
0%
2003-2004
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
19%
2015-2016
19%
2015-2016
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
43%
2010
43%
2010
0%
2007
0%
2007
20%
2005-2006
20%
2005-2006
20%
2005-2006
20%
2005-2006
13%
2003-2014
13%
2003-2014
13%
2003-2014
13%
2003-2014
16%
2003-2010
16%
2003-2010
16%
2003-2010
16%
2003-2010
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
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