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James Lankford'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%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
7%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2023
100%
2022
60%
2021
17%
2020
56%
2018
25%
2017
40%
2016
63%
2015
58%
2014
77%
2013
86%
2012
87%
2011
0%
2024
0%
2024
81%
2023
81%
2023
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
100%
2021
100%
2021
69%
2020
69%
2020
82%
2018
82%
2018
88%
2017
88%
2017
73%
2016
73%
2016
87%
2015
87%
2015
85%
2014
85%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
50%
2012
50%
2012
87%
2011
87%
2011
41%
2014
41%
2014
33%
2019-2020
33%
2019-2020
27%
2019
27%
2019
32%
2017-2018
32%
2017-2018
28%
2015-2016
28%
2015-2016
33%
2015
33%
2015
18%
2013-2014
18%
2013-2014
32%
1993-2018
32%
1993-2018
25%
2023-2024
25%
2023-2024
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