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Linda Chesterfield's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

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2015
63%
2013
67%
2013
80%
2013
56%
2013
56%
2013
67%
2013
0%
2013
43%
2013
67%
2013
73%
2013
50%
2013
67%
2013
55%
2013
0%
2011-2012
25%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
28%
2011-2012
20%
2011-2012
55
2015
56%
2013
0%
2013
56%
2013
67%
2013
63%
2013
50%
2013
67%
2013
55%
2013
73%
2013
43%
2013
80%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2013
50%
2011-2012
20%
2011-2012
28%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
25%
2011-2012
55
2015
80%
2013
63%
2013
50%
2013
43%
2013
0%
2013
73%
2013
67%
2013
55%
2013
67%
2013
56%
2013
56%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2013
28%
2011-2012
25%
2011-2012
20%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
55
2015
50%
2013
55%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2013
0%
2013
43%
2013
63%
2013
80%
2013
56%
2013
67%
2013
73%
2013
67%
2013
56%
2013
0%
2011-2012
20%
2011-2012
25%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
50%
2011-2012
28%
2011-2012
100%
2019
100%
2019
50%
2019
80%
2019
71%
2019
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
89%
2015
100%
2015
50%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2013
67%
2013
25%
2013
100%
2013
73%
2013
63%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2011
100%
2011
75%
2011
100%
2011
89%
2011
50%
2011
100%
2011
87%
2007
70%
2007
100
2007
70%
2007
85%
2007
81%
2003-2004
88%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
75%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
83%
2003
100%
2019
100%
2019
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