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Pat Sullivan'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.

56%
2017
63%
2016
38%
2014
50%
2013
25%
2012
100%
2011
64%
2010
40%
2009
50
2008
40%
2007
73%
2005-2006
73%
2005-2006
67%
2005
93%
2021
93%
2019-2020
92%
2019-2020
93%
2017-2018
92%
2017-2018
91%
2015-2016
93%
2015-2016
94%
2013-2014
88%
2013-2014
90%
2011-2012
96%
2011-2012
97%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
92%
2005-2006
75%
2005
87%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2022
100%
2021
92%
2021
91%
2020
100%
2020
90%
2019
100%
2019
89%
2018
100%
2018
88%
2017
100%
2017
86%
2016
91%
2016
86%
2015
100%
2015
85%
2014
90%
2014
84%
2013
100%
2013
68%
2012
83%
2012
85%
2011
45%
2011
95%
2010
90%
2010
88%
2009
100
2008
100
2007
100%
2006
93%
2005
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
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