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Cedric Richmond's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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.

14%
2015-2016
50%
2013-2014
57%
2011-2012
70%
2015-2016
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
46%
2015
10%
2014
13%
2013
22%
2012
66%
2015-2016
66%
2015-2016
60%
2015
66%
2014
50%
2013
66%
2011-2012
66%
2011-2012
84%
2011
100%
2020
100%
2020
78%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
67%
2015-2016
67%
2015-2016
50%
2015
72%
2014
72%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
69%
2013
69%
2011-2012
69%
2011-2012
67%
2006-2012
67%
2006-2012
100%
2021
77%
2020
95%
2020
94%
2019-2020
76%
2019
93%
2019
74%
2018
46%
2018
66%
2017-2018
78%
2017
86%
2017
77%
2016
92%
2016
86%
2015-2016
71%
2014
63%
2013-2014
74%
2013
64%
2013
71%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2011-2012
86%
2011
86%
2011
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