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Elton Gallegly's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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17%
2012
17%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
43%
2012
43%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
28%
2012
28%
2012
20%
2012
20%
2012
63%
2011
63%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
26%
2011
26%
2011
17%
2011
17%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
83%
2011
83%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
12%
2010
12%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
13%
2010
13%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
83%
2009
83%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
19%
2009
19%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
27%
2008
27%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
13%
2008
13%
2008
73%
2008
73%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
74.7%
2008
74.7%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
76%
2007
76%
2007
0%
2007
14%
2007
14%
2007
0%
2007
86%
2007
86%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
23%
2007
23%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
15%
2006
15%
2006
80.7%
2006
80.7%
2006
19.3%
2006
19.3%
2006
30%
2006
30%
2006
84%
2006
84%
2006
67%
2006
67%
2006
89%
2006
89%
2006
11%
2006
11%
2006
85%
2005
85%
2005
14%
2005
14%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
30%
2005
30%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2005
0%
2005
68%
2005
68%
2005
85%
2004
85%
2004
59%
2004
59%
2004
9%
2004
22%
2004
22%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
39%
2004
39%
2004
15%
2003
15%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
19%
2003
19%
2003
23%
2003
23%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
29%
2002
29%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
72%
2002
72%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
24%
2002
24%
2002
32%
2001
32%
2001
68%
2001
68%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
53%
2001
53%
2001
43%
2001
43%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
43%
2000
43%
2000
62%
2000
62%
2000
29%
2000
29%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
55%
2000
55%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
29%
1999
29%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
38%
1998
38%
1998
60%
1998
60%
1998
25%
1998
25%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
28%
1996
28%
1996
14%
1996
14%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
71%
1996
71%
1996
77%
1996
77%
1996
33%
2003
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