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Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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28%
2013
28%
2013
4%
2013
96%
2013
96%
2013
47%
2013
47%
2013
31%
2013
31%
2013
72%
2013
72%
2013
52%
2013
52%
2013
51%
2012
51%
2012
36%
2012
36%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
26%
2012
26%
2012
48%
2012
48%
2012
62%
2012
62%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
38%
2012
38%
2012
32%
2011
32%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
25%
2011
25%
2011
0%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
97%
2010
97%
2010
86%
2010
86%
2010
0%
2010
14%
2010
14%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
0%
2010
7%
2009
33%
2009
33%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
15%
2009
15%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
95%
2009
95%
2009
4%
2009
18%
2008
18%
2008
0%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
67%
2008
67%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
18%
2008
18%
2008
81.7%
2008
81.7%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
40%
2007
40%
2007
21.2%
2007
21.2%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
60%
2007
60%
2007
88%
2007
88%
2007
9%
2007
11%
2007
11%
2007
78.8%
2007
78.8%
2007
42%
2006
42%
2006
43.7%
2006
43.7%
2006
50%
2006
50%
2006
56.3%
2006
56.3%
2006
50%
2006
50%
2006
38%
2006
38%
2006
57%
2006
57%
2006
61%
2006
61%
2006
38%
2005
38%
2005
32%
2005
32%
2005
66%
2005
66%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
58%
2005
58%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
62%
2005
62%
2005
42%
2004
42%
2004
57%
2004
57%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
81%
2004
81%
2004
64%
2004
64%
2004
35%
2004
35%
2004
51%
2003
51%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
42%
2003
42%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
51%
2003
51%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
60%
2002
60%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
57%
2002
57%
2002
80%
2002
80%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
60%
2001
60%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2001
0%
2001
22%
2001
22%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
45%
2000
45%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
6%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
0%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
16%
1999
16%
1999
82%
1999
82%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
86%
1999
86%
1999
0%
1999
81%
1998
81%
1998
14%
1998
14%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1998
39%
1998
39%
1998
30%
1998
30%
1998
55%
1996
55%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
1996
43%
1996
43%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
0%
2003
0%
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