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Trent Franks' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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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.

83%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
83%
2007-2008
83%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
0
2007
100%
2015-2016
100%
2007-2008
90%
2003-2004
100%
2003
64%
2015-2016
67%
2015
78%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
89%
2013-2014
24%
2013-2014
64%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
67%
2013-2014
62%
2009-2010
25%
2007-2008
70%
2005-2006
83%
2003-2004
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
93%
2009
100%
2009-2010
97%
2003
97%
2003
86%
2012-2013
83%
2015
100%
2013-2014
86%
2012
88%
2011-2012
67%
2009-2010
80%
2007-2008
96%
2005-2006
95%
2003-2004
90%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
91%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
75%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
75%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2010
100%
2010
4%
2013-2014
4%
2013-2014
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
35%
2003-2004
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