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Lincoln 'Linc' D. Chafee

Governor Lincoln 'Linc' D. Chafee's Special Interest Group Ratings

Lincoln 'Linc' D. Chafee
Full Name: Lincoln 'Linc' D. Chafee
Current Office: Governor, Independent
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014

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2006 Population Connection - Positions 75%
2006 Secular Coalition for America - Positions 40%
2005 Drum Major Institute for Public Policy/TheMiddleClass.org - Positions 50%
2005 Mennonite Central Committee - Positions 89%
2005 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 67%
2005 Population Connection - Positions 100%
2005 The Population Institute - Positions 100%
2004 Drum Major Institute for Public Policy/TheMiddleClass.org - Positions 57%
2004 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 43%
2003-2004 Population Action International - Positions 67%
2003-2004 Population Connection - Positions 86%
2003 Drum Major Institute for Public Policy/TheMiddleClass.org - Positions 100%
2003 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 100%
2003 Population Action International - Positions 50%
2003 Population Connection - Positions 86%
2003 The Population Institute - Positions 0%
2002 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 67%
2002 Population Connection - Positions 40%
2001-2002 National Association of Social Workers - Positions 75%
2001 Californians for Population Stabilization - Positions 0%
2001 National Youth Advocacy Coalition - Positions 100%
2001 Population Connection - Positions 25%
2000 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 82%
2000 Population Connection - Positions 100%
1999-2000 National Association of Social Workers - Positions 100%
1999 NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - Positions 50%

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