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Martin Looney's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

85%
2021
83%
2003-2004
100%
2002
90%
2001
100%
1999-2000
91%
2023
89%
2022
100%
2021
89%
2019
91%
2019
88%
2018
91%
2017
89%
2016
92%
2016
92%
2015
100%
2015
91%
2014
100%
2014
91%
2013
91%
2013
100%
2012
91%
2012
80%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2009
100
2008
63
2007
100%
2006
97%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2001
40%
2000
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
88%
2019-2020
88%
2019-2020
90%
2019-2020
90%
2019-2020
89%
2016
90%
2015-2016
90%
2015-2016
97
2014
100
2013-2014
100
2013-2014
88%
2012
89%
2011-2012
89%
2011-2012
88%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
86
2007-2008
86
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
86%
2005-2006
86%
2005-2006
67%
2003-2004
67%
2003-2004
84%
2003-2004
84%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
73%
1998
78%
1997-1998
78%
1997-1998
100%
1996
69%
1996
56%
1994
56%
1994
100%
2019
100%
2019
83%
2003-2004
100%
2002
90%
2001
100%
1999-2000
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