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Richard Renzi's Ratings and Endorsements

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.

31%
2008
31%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
37%
2008
37%
2008
38%
2008
38%
2008
69%
2008
69%
2008
61%
2008
61%
2008
17%
2008
17%
2008
37.3%
2007
37.3%
2007
62.7%
2007
62.7%
2007
40%
2007
40%
2007
62%
2007
62%
2007
59%
2007
59%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
35%
2006
35%
2006
42%
2006
42%
2006
63%
2006
63%
2006
38.3%
2006
38.3%
2006
63%
2006
63%
2006
57%
2006
57%
2006
61.7%
2006
61.7%
2006
36%
2006
36%
2006
42%
2005
42%
2005
0%
2005
0%
2005
82%
2005
82%
2005
18%
2005
18%
2005
57%
2005
57%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
28%
2004
28%
2004
25%
2004
25%
2004
59%
2004
59%
2004
40%
2004
40%
2004
68%
2004
68%
2004
65%
2003
65%
2003
23%
2003
23%
2003
95%
2003
95%
2003
0%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
33%
2003
33%
2003
64%
2003
64%
2003
77%
2003
77%
2003
33%
2003
83%
2007-2008
100%
2003-2004
66
2007
75%
2007
75%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
100%
2005-2006
96%
2003
96%
2003
86%
2003-2004
95%
2003-2004
100%
2007
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
0%
2004
60
2007
0%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2004
50%
2003
0%
2006-2012
0%
2006-2012
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
28%
2003-2004
50%
2007
0%
2007
100%
2007
50%
2007
100%
2003-2004
95%
2003
97%
2004
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
29
2006
29
2006
-4
2005
-4
2005
71%
2006
71%
2006
80%
2005
80%
2005
85%
2004
85%
2004
88%
2003
88%
2003
11%
2007
11%
2007
24%
2007-2008
29%
2005-2006
96%
2005-2006
8%
2005
27%
2003-2004
14%
2006
14%
2006
25%
2005
25%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
11%
2003
11%
2003
17%
2007
72%
2007
0%
2006
25%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
50%
2003
8%
2003-2004
8%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
100%
2003-2004
10%
2003-2004
10%
2003-2004
13%
2003
66
2007
0%
2005
0%
2003-2004
100%
2007
0%
2004
100%
2007
100%
2003
72%
2007
0%
2006
11%
2007
11%
2007
62%
2005-2006
81%
2003-2004
52%
2006
56%
2005
51%
2004
57%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
61%
2007
30%
2005
53%
2005
75%
2005
60%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
0%
2007
51%
2006
13%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
22%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
16%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
-7
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
25%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
50%
2003
0%
2004
8%
2005
27%
2003-2004
0%
2005
0%
2006-2012
0%
2006-2012
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
50%
2007
100%
2003-2004
100%
2007
100%
2003
33%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
100%
2003
40%
2007
50%
2004
100
2007
25%
2003
0%
2006
100%
2005
25%
2007
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
50%
2003
100%
2007
100%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
28%
2003-2004
79%
2005-2008
79%
2005-2008
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
73%
2003-2006
73%
2003-2006
46%
2003-2005
46%
2003-2005
35%
2003
35%
2003
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
50%
2004
50%
2004
70%
2003-2004
C
2007-2008
C
2007-2008
20%
2004
0%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
15%
2003-2004
15%
2003-2004
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
96%
2005-2006
8%
2005
27%
2003-2004
14%
2006
14%
2006
25%
2005
25%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
11%
2003
11%
2003
100%
2003
-7
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
97%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
0%
2005
60
2007
0%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2004
50%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2003
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
11%
2007
11%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
61%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
53%
2005
75%
2005
53%
2005
30%
2005
30%
2005
75%
2005
60%
2004
60%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
47%
2007-2008
47%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
40%
2006
40%
2006
25%
2005
25%
2005
60%
2004
60%
2004
25%
2004
25%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
0%
2005-2006
18%
2005-2006
18%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
18%
2005-2006
18%
2005-2006
22%
2007-2008
95%
2006
92%
2005
90%
2004
95%
2003
0%
2005-2006
100%
2007
33%
2005-2006
33%
2003-2004
8%
2003-2004
8%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
40%
2003-2004
40%
2003-2004
0%
2007
100%
2003
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