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Dennis Kruse's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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.

100%
2002
83%
2021
83%
2019
89%
2018
91%
2017
91%
2015-2019
93%
2014-2018
92%
2014-2015
97%
2014
94%
2013-2017
89%
2013-2014
82%
2013
84%
2013
86%
2012
86%
2011
79%
2010
74%
2009-2010
63
2008
95
2007
94%
2006
96%
2005
92%
2003
94%
2001
90%
2000
88%
1999
64%
1998
88%
1997
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