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Jim Moran, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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83%
2013
83%
2013
75%
2013
75%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
83%
2013
83%
2013
23%
2013
23%
2013
7%
2013
20%
2012
20%
2012
12%
2012
12%
2012
33%
2012
33%
2012
66%
2012
66%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
78%
2012
78%
2012
22%
2012
22%
2012
87%
2012
87%
2012
76%
2011
76%
2011
24%
2011
24%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
22%
2010
22%
2010
78%
2010
78%
2010
37%
2010
37%
2010
62%
2010
62%
2010
14%
2010
14%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
91%
2009
91%
2009
0%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
86%
2009
86%
2009
0%
2009
33%
2009
33%
2009
8%
2008
20.3%
2008
20.3%
2008
80%
2008
80%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
28%
2008
28%
2008
67%
2008
67%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
23.2%
2007
23.2%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
14%
2007
14%
2007
76.8%
2007
76.8%
2007
23%
2007
23%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
77%
2007
77%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
23%
2006
23%
2006
25%
2006
25%
2006
75%
2006
75%
2006
23.7%
2006
23.7%
2006
20%
2006
20%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
76.3%
2006
76.3%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2005
77%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
71%
2005
71%
2005
22%
2005
22%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
29%
2005
29%
2005
63%
2004
63%
2004
87%
2004
87%
2004
37%
2004
37%
2004
19%
2004
19%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
71%
2003
71%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
42%
2002
42%
2002
58%
2002
58%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
66%
2002
66%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
36%
2001
36%
2001
25%
2001
25%
2001
64%
2001
64%
2001
75%
2001
75%
2001
27%
2001
27%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
24%
2000
24%
2000
74%
2000
74%
2000
70%
2000
70%
2000
29%
2000
29%
2000
60%
2000
60%
2000
39%
2000
39%
2000
20%
1999
20%
1999
44%
1999
44%
1999
37%
1999
37%
1999
61%
1999
61%
1999
56%
1999
56%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
58%
1998
58%
1998
82%
1998
82%
1998
42%
1998
42%
1998
73%
1998
73%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
16%
1998
16%
1998
29%
1996
29%
1996
70%
1996
70%
1996
30%
1996
30%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
42%
1996
42%
1996
69%
1996
69%
1996
100%
2003
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