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Orrin G. Hatch

Senator Orrin G. Hatch's Special Interest Group Ratings

Orrin G. Hatch
Full Name: Orrin G. Hatch
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/1976
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018

Marriage, Family, and Children

2010 Vote Kids - Positions 23%
2009-2010 American Family Association - Positions 92%
2009-2010 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 22%
2009 The Children's Health Fund - Positions 0%
2009 Vote Kids - Positions 23%
2007-2008 American Family Association - Positions 66%
2007-2008 Family Research Council - Positions 88%
2007-2008 The Arc - Positions 100%
2007 American Academy of Family Physicians - Positions 100%
2007 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 70%
2007 Family Research Council - Positions 85
2007 League of Women Voters - Children's Health Issues Score 100%
2006 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 10%
2006 Family Research Council - Positions 87%
2005-2006 American Family Association - Positions 66%
2005 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 0%
2004 American Family Association - Positions 100%
2004 Family Research Council - Positions 100%
2003-2004 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 9%
2003 American Family Association - Positions 100%
2003 Family Research Council - Positions 100%
2003 National Network for Youth - Positions 0%
2002 American Family Voices - Positions 0%
2001-2002 Family Research Council - Positions 89%
2001 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 27%
2000 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 30%
2000 Family Research Council - Positions 100%
1999-2000 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 80%
1999 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 46%
1998 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 56%
1997-1998 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 60%
1997 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 45%
1996 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 20%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Project 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 issues 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.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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