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Laura Richardson's Ratings and Endorsements

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (CA) - District 35

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2009-2010
33%
2009-2010
75%
2007-2008
100%
2007
79%
2011-2012
79%
2011-2012
100%
2007-2008
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
50
2007-2008
50
2007-2008
98%
2012
21%
2012
21%
2012
61%
2012
61%
2012
0%
2012
39%
2012
39%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
23%
2011
23%
2011
12%
2011
12%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
33%
2011
33%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
67%
2011
67%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
84%
2011
84%
2011
33%
2010
33%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
76%
2010
76%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
27%
2010
27%
2010
24%
2010
24%
2010
65%
2009
65%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
35%
2009
35%
2009
66%
2009
66%
2009
64%
2009
64%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
32%
2009
32%
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26.8%
2008
26.8%
2008
67%
2008
67%
2008
72%
2008
72%
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28%
2008
28%
2008
73%
2008
73%
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78%
2008
78%
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2008
33%
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2008
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6%
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2007-2008
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2007
66%
2007-2008
100
2007
80%
2007
5%
2009
0%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
14%
2011
25%
2009-2010
40%
2007-2008
100%
2011
94%
2009-2010
75%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2011
89
2008
100
2007
33%
2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
0%
2009
0%
2007-2008
11%
2011
0%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
23%
2011
23%
2011
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2010
0%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
33%
2008
33%
2008
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2009-2010
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0%
2007
13%
2001-2010
13%
2001-2010
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2010
19%
2011-2012
47%
2009-2010
11
2009-2010
68%
2009-2010
70%
2009
12%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
66%
2009-2010
87%
2007-2008
7%
2007
13%
2001-2010
13%
2001-2010
69%
2011
69%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2010
62%
2009
62%
2009
80%
2008
80%
2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
77%
2011
100%
2011-2012
25%
2011
56%
2009-2010
56%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
100%
2009
100%
2009
66%
2007-2008
100
2007
100%
2007
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
0%
2011
95%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
71%
2007-2008
33%
2012
90%
2011
93%
2009
79%
2011-2012
79%
2011-2012
14%
2006-2012
14%
2006-2012
91%
2012
90%
2011-2012
91%
2011
92%
2011
90%
2010
92%
2010
96%
2009-2010
100%
2009
88%
2007-2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
0%
2009-2010
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2009
0%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
23%
2011
23%
2011
0%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
33%
2008
33%
2008
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009
6%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007
0%
2011
95%
2011
0%
2007
0%
2007
2%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
15%
2011
0%
2010
2%
2009
0%
2008
20%
2007-2008
75%
2007-2008
75%
2007-2008
50%
2009-2010
50%
2009-2010
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2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
25%
2011
56%
2009-2010
56%
2009-2010
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
66%
2009-2010
87%
2007-2008
7%
2007
67%
2009-2010
100%
2007
14%
2007-2008
100%
2011
100
2007
79%
2011-2012
79%
2011-2012
100%
2007-2008
100%
2011-2012
94
2007
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2008
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
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2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
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2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
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2007
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2009
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2009
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
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2007-2008
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
66%
2009-2010
87%
2007-2008
7%
2007
13%
2001-2010
13%
2001-2010
69%
2011
69%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2010
62%
2009
62%
2009
80%
2008
80%
2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
91%
2012
90%
2011-2012
91%
2011
92%
2011
90%
2010
92%
2010
96%
2009-2010
100%
2009
88%
2007-2008
100%
2007
33%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
100%
2011
16%
2013-2014
16%
2013-2014
100%
2012
0%
2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
11%
2011
0%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
5%
2009
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
57%
2011
100
2007-2008
100
2007-2008
30%
2011
30%
2011
10%
2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
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2009
10%
2009
20%
2009
5%
2007-2008
5%
2007-2008
100
2007
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2011
89
2008
100
2007
60%
2007-2008
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2007-2008
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2007-2008
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2007-2008
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2007-2008
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2012
95%
2011
95%
2011
0%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
5%
2009
33%
2011-2012
33%
2011-2012
30%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
10%
2010
10%
2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
13%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2009-2010
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2009
20%
2009
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2009
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2009
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2009
10%
2009
5%
2007-2008
5%
2007-2008
5%
2007-2008
5%
2007-2008
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2009
0%
2007
50
2007
100%
2007
40%
2009-2010
40%
2009-2010
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