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Rick Larsen's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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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.

13%
2015-2016
16%
2013-2014
57%
2011-2012
66%
2007-2008
25%
2005-2006
50%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
88%
2003
100
2007
100%
2005
91%
2003-2004
60%
2001-2002
100%
2004
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
97%
2017-2018
97%
2017-2018
67%
2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021
93%
2020
89%
2019
95%
2018
90%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
75%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
75%
2007-2008
70%
2007
86%
2005-2006
80%
2004
93%
2003
39%
2015
40%
2014
38%
2013
33%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
86%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
90%
2011
100%
2009
92%
2008
100%
2020
100%
2020
93%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
92%
2015-2016
92%
2015-2016
83%
2015
80%
2014
80%
2013-2014
80%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
93%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
57%
2006-2012
57%
2006-2012
97%
2023
92%
2022
95%
2022
96%
2021
92%
2021
100%
2020
92%
2020
96%
2019-2020
93%
2019
91%
2019
91%
2018
89%
2018
90%
2017-2018
91%
2017
91%
2017
91%
2016
100%
2016
97%
2015-2016
90%
2014
90%
2013-2014
89%
2013
89%
2013
90%
2012
94%
2012
93%
2011-2012
91%
2011
89%
2011
88%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
85%
2007-2008
80%
2007
83%
2006
89%
2005
94%
2003-2004
95%
2003
73%
2001-2002
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
86%
2011-2012
83%
2009-2010
84%
2003-2004
83%
2001-2002
100%
2017-2018
6%
2005-2006
92%
2011
92%
2011
100%
2003
100%
2003
90%
2014
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