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Michael Burgess' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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78%
2013
78%
2013
54%
2013
54%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
22%
2013
22%
2013
13%
2013
13%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2013
0%
2013
35%
2012
35%
2012
37%
2012
37%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
74%
2012
74%
2012
63%
2012
63%
2012
91%
2012
91%
2012
0%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
84%
2011
84%
2011
66%
2011
66%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
0%
2011
0%
2011
91%
2011
91%
2011
34%
2011
34%
2011
21%
2010
21%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
77%
2009
77%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
0%
2009
23%
2009
23%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
19%
2009
19%
2009
74%
2008
74%
2008
83%
2008
83%
2008
17%
2008
17%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
7%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
71%
2007
71%
2007
84%
2007
84%
2007
20.5%
2007
20.5%
2007
79.5%
2007
79.5%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
64%
2006
64%
2006
76.5%
2006
76.5%
2006
35%
2006
35%
2006
23.5%
2006
23.5%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
73%
2006
73%
2006
11%
2006
11%
2006
93%
2005
93%
2005
6%
2005
0%
2005
11%
2005
11%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
19%
2005
19%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
9%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
80%
2004
80%
2004
81%
2003
81%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
5%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
19%
2003
19%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
33%
2003
50%
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