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Patrick McHenry'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.

0%
2009
0%
2005-2006
100%
2024
100%
2024
80%
2023
80%
2023
79%
2023
79%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
86%
2021
86%
2021
64%
2020
64%
2020
56%
2018
56%
2018
68%
2017
68%
2017
72%
2016
72%
2016
67%
2015
67%
2015
81%
2014
81%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
74%
2012
74%
2012
84%
2011
84%
2011
95%
2010
95%
2010
95%
2009
95%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2008
95%
2007
95%
2007
75%
2006
75%
2006
71%
2005
71%
2005
94%
2009
95%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
97%
2011-2012
95%
2009-2010
92%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
72%
2021
79%
2020
70%
2019
61%
2018
77%
2016
77%
2015
78%
2013
81%
2012
84%
2011
89%
2010
92%
2009
A
2008
A
2007
75%
2006
70%
2005
92%
2022
81%
2021
92%
2021
60%
2020
80%
2020
81%
2019
67%
2019
52%
2018
82%
2018
82%
2017
84%
2017
78%
2016
85%
2016
66%
2015
85%
2015
78%
2014
87%
2014
73%
2013
88%
2013
86%
2012
86%
2011
89%
2010
94%
2009
94%
2008
71%
2007
86%
2006
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