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Paul Cook'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%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
6%
2016
6%
2016
100%
2018
89%
2017
100%
2016
73%
2015
92%
2014
77%
2013
52%
2018
52%
2018
41%
2017
41%
2017
72%
2016
72%
2016
52%
2015
52%
2015
81%
2014
81%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
38%
2014
38%
2014
37%
2019
37%
2019
58%
2017-2018
58%
2017-2018
57%
2015-2016
57%
2015-2016
59%
2015
59%
2015
65%
2013-2014
65%
2013-2014
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