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Tammy Baldwin's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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80%
2017-2018
80%
2017-2018
33%
2017
33%
2017
60%
2015-2016
60%
2015-2016
92%
2019-2020
75%
2017-2018
94%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100
2007
95%
2005-2006
90%
2003-2004
93%
2001-2002
100%
2001
85%
2000
83%
1999
100%
2021-2022
100%
2004
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
67%
2017-2018
67%
2017-2018
38%
2016
38%
2016
100%
2011
90
2008
100
2007
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
90%
2015
57%
2014
67%
2013
56%
2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
0%
2014
0%
2014
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2011
98%
2009-2010
96%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001
93%
2000
91%
1999
100%
2007
100%
2001-2002
5%
2013
10%
2013
15%
2013
14%
2009
0%
2009
41%
2007
6%
2007
15%
2005
60%
2005
38%
2005
18%
2004
50
2003
50
2003
50
2003
31
2002
31
2002
31
2002
26%
2001
34%
2000
100%
2014
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2021
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
95%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
93%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
94%
1999-2000
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