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Eddie Rodriguez'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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2016
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2013
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2009
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2007
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
33%
2017
22%
2009
20%
2009
21%
2009
24
2007
13%
2005
7%
2003
100%
2017
100%
2017
93%
2015
93%
2015
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2013
100%
2013
100%
2005
100%
2022
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2022
100%
2022
100%
2022
89%
2019
89%
2019
76%
2021
89%
2019
63%
2017
91%
2017
100%
2015
100%
2015
96%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2013
94%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
90%
2009
88%
2009
83
2007
100
2005
50%
2005
54%
2012
71%
2021
71%
2021
20%
2009
21%
2009
22%
2009
24
2007
13%
2005
7%
2003
11%
2003
100%
2005
100%
2016
100%
2013
100%
2009
100%
2007
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2017
100%
2017
93%
2015
93%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2013
22%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
24
2007
24
2007
13%
2005
13%
2005
7%
2003
7%
2003
40%
2017
4%
2015
4%
2015
0%
2013
0%
2013
8%
2011
8%
2011
8%
2009
8%
2009
28%
2007
28%
2007
8%
2005
8%
2005
13%
2003
13%
2003
21%
2009
20%
2009
21%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
22%
2009
21%
2009
24
2007
24
2007
13%
2005
13%
2005
7%
2003
7%
2003
21%
2009
20%
2009
21%
2009
24
2007
13%
2005
7%
2003
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