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James Risch's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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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.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
0%
2023
100%
2022
40%
2021
17%
2020
56%
2018
0%
2017
40%
2016
38%
2015
44%
2014
8%
2013
38%
2012
43%
2011
83%
2024
83%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
80%
2023
80%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
88%
2021
88%
2021
63%
2020
63%
2020
74%
2018
74%
2018
91%
2017
91%
2017
82%
2016
82%
2016
93%
2015
93%
2015
92%
2014
92%
2014
95%
2013
95%
2013
92%
2012
92%
2012
78%
2011
78%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
69%
2009
69%
2009
0%
2013
31%
2019-2020
31%
2019-2020
25%
2019
25%
2019
42%
2017-2018
42%
2017-2018
38%
2015-2016
38%
2015-2016
36%
2015
36%
2015
10%
2013-2014
10%
2013-2014
11%
2011-2012
11%
2011-2012
23%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
26%
1993-2018
26%
1993-2018
14%
1993-2014
14%
1993-2014
0%
2023-2024
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