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Emanuel Cleaver II's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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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.

7%
2015-2016
40%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
50%
2007-2008
18%
2005-2006
44%
2005-2006
44%
2005-2006
100
2007
100%
2005
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
67%
2022
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
67%
2013
94%
2011-2012
95%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
87%
2007-2008
90%
2007
100%
2005-2006
50%
2015
30%
2014
25%
2013
33%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
93%
2014
91%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
93%
2009
92%
2008
78%
2020
81%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
81%
2015-2016
81%
2015-2016
80%
2015
69%
2014
69%
2013-2014
69%
2013-2014
75%
2013
69%
2011-2012
69%
2011-2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
100%
2023
89%
2022
95%
2022
100%
2021
89%
2021
86%
2020
89%
2020
92%
2019-2020
89%
2019
97%
2019
88%
2018
97%
2018
93%
2017-2018
89%
2017
87%
2017
95%
2016
87%
2016
93%
2015-2016
85%
2014
75%
2013-2014
68%
2013
86%
2013
89%
2012
83%
2012
91%
2011-2012
91%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2010
87%
2010
96%
2009-2010
93%
2009
85%
2007-2008
85%
2007
75%
2006
89%
2005
95%
2005
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
71%
2011-2012
92%
2009-2010
100%
2017-2018
0%
2005-2006
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