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Lacy Clay, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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74%
2013
74%
2013
75%
2013
75%
2013
79%
2013
79%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
22%
2013
22%
2013
26%
2013
26%
2013
13%
2013
13%
2013
0%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2012
0%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
0%
2012
6%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
95%
2012
95%
2012
7%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
93%
2011
93%
2011
8%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
0%
2011
92%
2011
92%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
67%
2010
67%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
23%
2010
23%
2010
18%
2010
18%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
64%
2009
64%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
9%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
71%
2008
71%
2008
15.8%
2008
15.8%
2008
8%
2008
0%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
89%
2007
89%
2007
15.8%
2007
15.8%
2007
0%
2007
84.2%
2007
84.2%
2007
10%
2007
10%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
92%
2007
92%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
83%
2006
83%
2006
23.8%
2006
23.8%
2006
69%
2006
69%
2006
76.2%
2006
76.2%
2006
75%
2006
75%
2006
31%
2006
31%
2006
25%
2006
25%
2006
14%
2006
14%
2006
89%
2005
89%
2005
84%
2005
84%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
33%
2005
33%
2005
67%
2005
67%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
10%
2005
10%
2005
15%
2004
15%
2004
79%
2004
79%
2004
88%
2004
88%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
0%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
89%
2003
89%
2003
83%
2003
83%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
92%
2003
92%
2003
89%
2003
89%
2003
0%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
87%
2002
87%
2002
83%
2002
83%
2002
92%
2002
92%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
68%
2002
68%
2002
31%
2002
31%
2002
8%
2002
18%
2002
18%
2002
80%
2001
80%
2001
11%
2001
11%
2001
84%
2001
84%
2001
16%
2001
16%
2001
83%
2001
83%
2001
19%
2001
19%
2001
83%
2000
83%
2000
6%
2000
16%
2000
16%
2000
94%
2000
94%
2000
75%
2000
75%
2000
25%
2000
25%
2000
100%
2003
75%
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