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Lindsey O. Graham

Senator Lindsey O. Graham's Special Interest Group Ratings

Lindsey O. Graham
Full Name: Lindsey O. Graham
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014

Government Operations

2010 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 94%
2009 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 91%
2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 77%
2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 84%
2007-2008 National Association of Counties - Positions on County Government Advocacy 71%
2007 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 87%
2006 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 23%
2006 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 23%
2005-2006 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 87%
2005-2006 National Association of Counties - Positions 43%
2005-2006 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions on Population Stabilization 23%
2005 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 87%
2005 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 9%
2004 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 73%
2004 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 5%
2004 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 5%
2003-2004 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 35%
2003-2004 Radical Middle - Positions 5%
2003 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 88%
2003 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 0%
2003 State PIRGs Working Together - Positions 19%
2003 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 19%
2002 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 83%
2002 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 15%
2001-2002 National Association of Counties - Positions 86%
2001-2002 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 27%
2001-2002 Radical Middle - Positions 15%
2001 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 78%
2001 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 20%
2000 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 82%
2000 National Association of Counties - Positions 50%
1999-2000 Common Cause - Lifetime Score 0%
1999-2000 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 47%
1999-2000 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 25%
1999 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 80%
1999 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 16%
1998 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 82%
1997-1998 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 37%
1997-1998 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 16%
1997 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 36%
1996 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 77%
1995-1996 Public Citizen's Congress Watch - Positions 26%
1995-1996 United States Public Interest Research Group - Positions 21%
1995 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 86%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Project 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 issues 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.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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