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Frank LoBiondo's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: National Security

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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.

100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
94%
2005-2006
94%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
93%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
93%
2005-2006
88%
1998-2002
80%
1997
64%
1996
20%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
12%
2007-2008
21%
2007
15%
2005
27%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
14%
1999-2000
96%
2001-2010
96%
2001-2010
13%
2013
13%
2013
7%
2012
7%
2012
13%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2010
13%
2010
8%
2009
8%
2009
10%
2008
10%
2008
18%
2007
18%
2007
21%
2006
21%
2006
33%
2005
33%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
22%
2003
22%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
25%
2001
25%
2001
20%
2000
20%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
38%
1998
38%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
30%
1996
30%
1996
50%
1995
50%
1995
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