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Lindsey Graham's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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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.

86%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
64%
2013-2014
78
2011-2012
60%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
100%
2013-2014
100%
2007-2008
85%
2005-2006
91%
2003-2004
100
2007
93%
2009
75%
2009-2010
100%
2005
78%
2003
78%
2003
66%
2013-2014
75%
2012-2013
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
88%
2013-2014
96%
2012
93%
2011-2012
85%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
79%
2005-2006
83%
2003-2004
71%
2001-2002
100%
2019-2020
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
89%
2005-2006
100%
2005
83%
2003-2004
75%
2003
85%
2001-2002
88%
2001
83%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
92%
1995-1996
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
80%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
50%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
75%
2011-2012
85%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
83%
2005-2006
75%
2003-2004
75%
2003
100%
2019-2020
75%
2010
75%
2010
47%
2017-2018
47%
2017-2018
47%
2015-2016
47%
2015-2016
25%
2013-2014
25%
2013-2014
23%
2005-2006
23%
2005-2006
35%
2003-2004
35%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
27%
2001-2002
27%
2001-2002
47%
1999-2000
47%
1999-2000
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
36%
1997
36%
1997
26%
1995-1996
26%
1995-1996
90%
2020
91%
2019
86%
2019
85%
2018
90%
2018
85%
2017
67%
2017
100%
2016
86%
2016
100%
2015
85%
2015
100%
2014
85%
2014
84%
2013
63%
2013
85%
2012
88%
2012
82%
2011
100%
2010
85%
2010
86%
2009
100%
2008
84%
2008
100%
2007
92%
2006
83%
2005
88%
2004
83%
2003
70%
2002
78%
2001
70%
2000
50%
1999
76%
1998
90%
1997
100%
1996
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