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Mark Miloscia'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%
2016
63%
2012
80%
2011
91%
2010
30%
2009
50
2008
40%
2007
67%
2005-2006
67%
2005-2006
56%
2005
67%
2003
50%
2006
50%
2006
70%
2017-2018
20%
2015-2016
20%
2015-2016
90%
2011-2012
82%
2011-2012
81%
2010
89%
2009-2010
91
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
89%
2003-2004
60%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
85%
2005
100
2008
100
2007
100%
2008
100%
2005
100%
2004
83%
2003
86
2002
88%
2017-2018
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