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Nita Lowey's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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.

6%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
28%
2011-2012
60%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
25%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
88%
2003
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100
2007
100%
2005
91%
2003-2004
80%
2001-2002
100%
2004
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
83%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
96%
2005-2006
100%
2004
64%
2015
20%
2014
13%
2013
22%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
88%
2011-2012
88%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009
92%
2008
95%
2020
97%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
95%
2014
95%
2013-2014
95%
2013-2014
92%
2013
93%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
43%
2006-2012
43%
2006-2012
94%
2020
96%
2019-2020
94%
2019
93%
2019
94%
2018
91%
2018
96%
2017-2018
100%
2017
94%
2017
94%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015-2016
93%
2014
95%
2013-2014
93%
2013
96%
2013
91%
2012
93%
2012
94%
2011-2012
93%
2011
97%
2011
92%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
97%
2007-2008
95%
2007
100%
2006
94%
2005
97%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2001-2002
87%
1999-2000
94%
1999
93%
1998
88%
1997
96%
1995-1996
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
86%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
100%
2003-2004
83%
2001-2002
87%
1999-2000
100%
2017-2018
0%
2005-2006
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2003
100%
2003
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