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Mickey Michaux, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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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.

89%
2013
80%
2013
77%
2011
89%
2011
75%
2010
73%
2009-2010
73%
2009
64%
2009
88%
2008
76%
2008
80
2007
70
2006
67%
2005
73%
2017-2018
81%
2017
81%
2016
81%
2015
73%
2015
83%
2014
81%
2013
100%
2013
79%
2012
91%
2012
75%
2011
78%
2011
67%
2010
72%
2009-2010
78%
2009
80%
2007-2008
75
2007
50%
2006
65%
2005-2006
80%
2005
74%
2003-2004
88%
2003
86%
2002
71%
2001
100%
2000
100%
1999
90%
1997
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