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Bob Brady's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

72%
2016
72%
2016
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2011
12%
2017
12%
2017
12%
2016
12%
2016
9%
2015
9%
2015
19%
2014
19%
2014
33%
2013
33%
2013
15%
2012
15%
2012
3%
2011
3%
2011
0%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2008
0%
2008
5%
2007
5%
2007
25%
2006
25%
2006
6%
2005
6%
2005
9%
2003-2004
9%
2003-2004
15%
2001-2002
15%
2001-2002
47%
2014
47%
2014
27%
2015-2016
27%
2015-2016
26%
2015
26%
2015
24%
2013-2014
24%
2013-2014
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