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Rand Paul's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

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2024
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2024
99%
2023
99%
2023
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2023
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2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
100%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2018
100%
2018
97%
2017
97%
2017
91%
2016
91%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
94%
2011
94%
2011
88%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
92%
2011-2012
89%
2009-2010
97%
2021
97%
2020
95%
2019
97%
2018
80%
2016
89%
2015
94%
2013
95%
2012
92%
2011
96%
2022
96%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
96%
2020
95%
2019
96%
2019
95%
2018
100%
2018
93%
2017
95%
2017
90%
2016
95%
2016
88%
2015
96%
2015
95%
2014
98%
2014
99%
2013
97%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2011
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