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Charles Canady'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.

93%
1995-1996
86%
1993-1994
100%
1997
47%
1996
30%
1995
67%
1994
67%
1993
79%
1999
79%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
86%
1999
86%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
34%
1998
34%
1998
83%
1998
83%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
7%
1998
3%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
79%
1996
79%
1996
56%
1996
56%
1996
61%
1996
61%
1996
42%
1996
42%
1996
0%
1996
38%
1996
38%
1996
100%
1997-1998
13%
1998
13%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
8%
1995
8%
1995
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
45%
1997
45%
1997
23%
1995-1996
23%
1995-1996
13%
1997
9%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995-1996
100%
1993-1994
13%
1998
13%
1998
0%
1997
0%
1997
0%
1996
0%
1996
8%
1995
8%
1995
67%
1998
25%
1997
17%
1996
9%
1999
0%
1997-1998
0%
1997-1998
0%
1995-1996
0%
1995-1996
92%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
89%
1997
89%
1997
86%
1995-1996
86%
1995-1996
57%
1999
55%
1998
55%
1998
45%
1997
45%
1997
48%
1995-1996
48%
1995-1996
48%
1995-1996
48%
1995-1996
37%
1997-1998
37%
1997-1998
45%
1997
45%
1997
23%
1995-1996
23%
1995-1996
50%
1997-1998
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