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Mick Mulvaney's Ratings and Endorsements

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.

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2013-2014
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2011-2012
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
60%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
45%
2015-2016
27%
2015
22%
2014
22%
2013-2014
22%
2013-2014
15%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
22%
2013-2014
22%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
27%
2015
22%
2014
22%
2013-2014
22%
2013-2014
15%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
31%
2013
31%
2013
49%
2013
49%
2013
0%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2013
72%
2013
72%
2013
98%
2013
98%
2013
50%
2013
50%
2013
34%
2012
34%
2012
41%
2012
41%
2012
33%
2012
33%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
54%
2012
54%
2012
54%
2011
54%
2011
0%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
72%
2011
72%
2011
28%
2011
28%
2011
43%
2011
43%
2011
0%
2017-2018
73%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
97%
2015
96%
2014
92%
2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
75%
2014
75%
2014
83%
2013-2014
85%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
80%
2012-2013
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
66%
2011-2012
85%
2011
100%
2011-2012
60%
2015-2016
60%
2015-2016
14%
2013-2014
0%
2016
0%
2016
21%
2011
67%
2006-2012
67%
2006-2012
59%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
93%
2011-2012
92%
2011
94%
2014
86%
2013-2014
86%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
69%
2011
69%
2011
100%
2013-2014
93%
2015-2016
85%
2014
95%
2011-2012
100%
2011
75%
2014
75%
2014
56
2013-2014
7%
2011-2012
68%
2011-2012
86%
2013-2014
82%
2011-2012
70%
2013-2014
42%
2011-2012
50%
2013
50%
2013
29%
2012
29%
2012
34%
2011
34%
2011
38%
2011
0%
2017-2018
73%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
97%
2015
100%
2015
92%
2014
96%
2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
0%
2016
0%
2016
33%
2013-2014
33%
2013-2014
83%
2013-2014
85%
2011-2012
45%
2015-2016
63%
2007-2008
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015-2016
0%
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
22%
2011-2012
22%
2011-2012
0%
2011
27%
2015
22%
2014
22%
2013-2014
22%
2013-2014
15%
2013
21%
2011-2012
21%
2011-2012
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
86%
2013-2014
86%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
69%
2011
69%
2011
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
0%
2017-2018
73%
2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
97%
2015
100%
2015
96%
2014
92%
2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
18%
2015
58%
2014
54%
2013
50%
2012
47%
2011
70%
2014
70%
2014
100%
2013-2014
93%
2011-2012
91%
2015
90%
2013
90%
2012
90%
2011
90%
2013
95%
2013
100%
2013
92%
2007-2008
94%
2015
96%
2015
95%
2014
96%
2014
96%
2013
97%
2013
93%
2012
99%
2011
75%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
33%
2014
33%
2014
30%
2013-2014
30%
2013-2014
2%
2012
2%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2011
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
0%
2016
0%
2016
18%
2015
58%
2014
54%
2013
50%
2012
47%
2011
95%
2015
95%
2015
95%
2014
95%
2014
81%
2013
81%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
95%
2011
95%
2011
70%
2014
70%
2014
40%
2015
40%
2015
19%
2013-2014
19%
2013-2014
0%
2014
0%
2013-2014
59%
2014
0%
2013-2014
95%
2016
95%
2016
78%
2015-2016
78%
2015-2016
97%
2015
97%
2015
82%
2015
82%
2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
93%
2013
93%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
79%
2011-2012
79%
2011-2012
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
89%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
100%
2009-2013
90%
2009-2013
90%
2009-2013
10%
2011-2012
40%
2015
40%
2015
19%
2013-2014
19%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
86%
2013-2014
82%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
83%
2015-2016
83%
2015-2016
60%
2015-2016
60%
2015-2016
100%
2014
5%
2013-2014
5%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
14%
2013-2014
93%
2011-2012
92%
2011
20%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
37%
2013-2014
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
50%
2016
18%
2015
18%
2015
58%
2014
58%
2014
54%
2013
54%
2013
50%
2012
50%
2012
47%
2011
47%
2011
95%
2015
95%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
95%
2013
88%
2015-2016
88%
2015-2016
90%
2015
90%
2015
75%
2014
78%
2014
78%
2014
75%
2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
80%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
90%
2011
95%
2011
95%
2011
90%
2011
95%
2015
95%
2015
95%
2014
95%
2014
81%
2013
81%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
95%
2011
95%
2011
100%
2013-2014
93%
2011-2012
91%
2015
90%
2013
90%
2012
90%
2011
94%
2015
96%
2015
96%
2014
95%
2014
96%
2013
97%
2013
93%
2012
99%
2011
45%
2015-2016
80%
2012-2013
33%
2013-2014
33%
2013-2014
38%
2011-2012
38%
2011-2012
31%
2013-2014
31%
2013-2014
20%
2013
0%
2012
75%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
33%
2014
33%
2014
30%
2013-2014
30%
2013-2014
2%
2012
2%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2011
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