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Renee Ellmers' Ratings and Endorsements

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%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
60%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2015-2016
22%
2015
5%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
8%
2013
29%
2011-2012
29%
2011-2012
22%
2013-2014
22%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
22%
2015
5%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
8%
2013
29%
2011-2012
29%
2011-2012
29%
2013
29%
2013
77%
2013
77%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
23%
2013
23%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
77%
2013
77%
2013
86%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
14%
2012
14%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
13%
2012
13%
2012
9%
2012
9%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
0%
2011
91%
2011
91%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
91%
2011
91%
2011
0%
2011
92%
2015-2016
92%
2015-2016
73%
2015
92%
2015
66%
2014
58%
2014
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
50%
2014
50%
2014
100%
2013-2014
85%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
93%
2012-2013
95%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
66%
2011-2012
85%
2011
20%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
7%
2016
7%
2016
67%
2006-2012
67%
2006-2012
59%
2014
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
50%
2014
50%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
60%
2014
86%
2013-2014
86%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
61%
2011
61%
2011
100%
2013-2014
57%
2014
58%
2011-2012
95%
2011
50%
2014
50%
2014
0%
2013-2014
5%
2011-2012
77%
2011-2012
89%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
10%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
3%
2013
3%
2013
4%
2012
4%
2012
8%
2011
8%
2011
8%
2011
92%
2015-2016
92%
2015-2016
92%
2015
73%
2015
66%
2014
58%
2014
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
7%
2016
7%
2016
33%
2013-2014
33%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
85%
2011-2012
100%
2015-2016
0%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011
22%
2015
5%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
8%
2013
29%
2011-2012
29%
2011-2012
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
86%
2013-2014
86%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
61%
2011
61%
2011
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
92%
2015-2016
92%
2015-2016
73%
2015
92%
2015
66%
2014
58%
2014
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
82%
2015
100%
2014
77%
2013
100%
2012
93%
2011
38%
2014
38%
2014
89%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
73%
2015
71%
2013
74%
2012
73%
2011
77%
2016
57%
2015
60%
2015
51%
2014
61%
2014
62%
2013
65%
2013
73%
2012
59%
2011
11%
2014
11%
2014
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
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
10%
2013
0%
2012
7%
2016
7%
2016
82%
2015
100%
2014
77%
2013
100%
2012
93%
2011
52%
2015
52%
2015
55%
2014
55%
2014
57%
2013
57%
2013
42%
2012
42%
2012
77%
2011
77%
2011
38%
2014
38%
2014
52%
2015
52%
2015
43%
2013-2014
43%
2013-2014
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
59%
2014
0%
2013-2014
86%
2015-2016
86%
2015-2016
64%
2015
64%
2015
32%
2015
32%
2015
64%
2014
64%
2014
85%
2013
85%
2013
50%
2013
50%
2013
57%
2011-2012
57%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
85%
2009-2013
85%
2009-2013
0%
2011-2012
52%
2015
52%
2015
43%
2013-2014
43%
2013-2014
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
89%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
100%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
10%
2013
0%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
0%
2013-2014
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
33%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
21%
2013-2014
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2016
82%
2015
82%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
77%
2013
77%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
93%
2011
93%
2011
75%
2015
95%
2013
95%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
40%
2013
40%
2013
46%
2015-2016
46%
2015-2016
50%
2015
50%
2015
55%
2014
55%
2014
63%
2014
63%
2014
50%
2013-2014
50%
2013-2014
50%
2013-2014
50%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
68%
2011-2012
68%
2011-2012
68%
2011-2012
68%
2011-2012
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
52%
2015
52%
2015
55%
2014
55%
2014
57%
2013
57%
2013
42%
2012
42%
2012
77%
2011
77%
2011
89%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
73%
2015
71%
2013
74%
2012
73%
2011
77%
2016
60%
2015
57%
2015
61%
2014
51%
2014
62%
2013
65%
2013
73%
2012
59%
2011
100%
2015-2016
93%
2012-2013
33%
2013-2014
33%
2013-2014
50%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
15%
2013-2014
15%
2013-2014
10%
2013
0%
2012
11%
2014
11%
2014
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
2%
2012
2%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
94%
2013
100%
2011
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