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Carolyn Maloney's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Elections

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 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%
2012
25%
2011
50%
2009-2010
50%
2009-2010
67%
2007-2008
67%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2005-2006
50%
2005-2006
33%
2004
20%
2003
43%
2001-2002
43%
2001-2002
87%
2019-2020
87%
2019-2020
80%
2017-2018
80%
2017-2018
72%
2016
72%
2016
42%
2017-2018
42%
2017-2018
42%
2015-2016
42%
2015-2016
36%
2013-2014
36%
2013-2014
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
62%
2003-2004
62%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
86%
2001-2002
86%
2001-2002
60%
1999-2000
60%
1999-2000
58%
1997-1998
58%
1997-1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
80%
1995-1996
80%
1995-1996
100%
2020
100%
2009
100%
2009
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