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Tammy Baldwin's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Elections

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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.

100%
2012
63%
2011
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
89%
2007
67%
2005-2006
67%
2005-2006
60%
2004
75%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
67%
2017-2018
67%
2017-2018
38%
2016
38%
2016
95%
2017-2018
95%
2017-2018
95%
2015-2016
95%
2015-2016
98%
2013-2014
98%
2013-2014
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
91%
2001-2002
91%
2001-2002
87%
1999-2000
87%
1999-2000
0%
2023-2024
100%
2009
100%
2009
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