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Steve Chabot's Ratings and Endorsements

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.

100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
94%
2022
75%
2020
93%
2019
97%
2019
97%
2018
96%
2018
100%
2017
97%
2017
97%
2016
92%
2016
96%
2015
97%
2014
92%
2014
96%
2013
98%
2013
96%
2012
98%
2012
96%
2011
98%
2011
100%
2007
96%
2006
96%
2005
96%
2004
96%
2003
96%
2002
96%
2001
100%
2000
96%
1999
96%
1998
96%
1997
100%
1996
100%
1995
100%
1995
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
92%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
96%
2004
96%
2011-2012
96%
2011
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
93%
2001-2002
92%
2000
75%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
25
2006
25
2006
21
2005
21
2005
80%
2021
64%
2019
70%
2018
73%
2016
90%
2014
73%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
61%
2011
61%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
71%
2006
71%
2006
87%
2005
87%
2005
91%
2004
91%
2004
96%
2003
96%
2003
87%
2002
87%
2002
100%
2013-2014
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