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John Barrasso's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
50%
2022
60%
2021
17%
2020
67%
2018
50%
2017
80%
2016
100%
2015
56%
2014
27%
2013
63%
2012
69%
2011
0%
2024
0%
2024
71%
2023
71%
2023
33%
2023
33%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
92%
2021
92%
2021
56%
2020
56%
2020
66%
2018
66%
2018
80%
2017
80%
2017
55%
2016
55%
2016
67%
2015
67%
2015
58%
2014
58%
2014
68%
2013
68%
2013
69%
2012
69%
2012
76%
2011
76%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
69%
2009
69%
2009
86%
2008
86%
2008
71%
2007
71%
2007
0%
2013
33%
2019-2020
33%
2019-2020
29%
2019
29%
2019
34%
2017-2018
34%
2017-2018
30%
2015-2016
30%
2015-2016
33%
2015
33%
2015
17%
2013-2014
17%
2013-2014
22%
2011-2012
22%
2011-2012
29%
2009-2010
29%
2009-2010
57%
2007-2008
57%
2007-2008
27%
1993-2018
27%
1993-2018
23%
1993-2014
23%
1993-2014
0%
2023-2024
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
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