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Vivian Watts' Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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.

100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018-2019
100%
2018-2019
100%
2018
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014
100%
2012
100%
2010
83%
2009
100
2008
100%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2004
88%
2002
100%
1996
21%
2011-2012
13%
2018
69%
2020
81%
2019
67%
2018
76%
2017
79%
2017
79%
2016
76%
2016
73%
2015
82%
2014
85%
2013
83%
2012
62%
2005
67%
2002-2003
40%
2000-2001
67%
2000
42%
1999
65%
1998
83%
2019
83%
2019
76%
2018
76%
2018
71%
2017
71%
2017
76%
2017
76%
2017
66%
2016
66%
2016
69%
2015
69%
2015
76%
2014-2015
76%
2014-2015
83%
2014
83%
2014
73%
2013
73%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
56%
2012
56%
2012
62%
2012
62%
2012
58
2010
58
2010
62
2010
62
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
63
2010
63
2010
62
2009
62
2009
79%
2009
79%
2009
63
2009
63
2009
71
2009
71
2009
73
2008
73
2008
65%
2007
65%
2007
62%
2005
62%
2005
53%
2004
53%
2004
93%
2003
93%
2003
84%
2002
84%
2002
40%
2001
40%
2001
67%
2000
67%
2000
50
1999
50
1999
55
1997
55
1997
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
75%
2007
70%
2005
78
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001
100%
2001
78%
1999
0%
2020
28%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
21%
2013
25%
2010-2011
24%
2008-2009
15%
2006-2007
6%
2004-2005
12%
2002-2003
11%
2001
18%
1999
21%
2019
22%
2018
10%
2018
22%
2017
17%
2017
0%
2016
23%
2016
63%
2015
20%
2014
10%
2013
17%
2012-2017
20%
2012
40%
2004-2014
98%
2021
91%
2022
91%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
89%
2020
88%
2019
100%
2019
87%
2018
100%
2018
86%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
85%
2016
83%
2015
100%
2015
80%
2014
83%
2013
100%
2013
78%
2012
100%
2011
86%
2010
67%
2009
100%
2008
80
2007
88%
2006
88%
2005
75%
2004
80%
2003
67%
2002
63%
2001
81%
2000-2011
78%
2000-2010
75%
2000
100%
2022
93%
2021
94%
2021
92%
2019
88%
2019
100%
2018
90%
2017
90%
2017
83%
2016
92%
2015-2019
92%
2015-2019
100%
2015
92%
2014-2018
92%
2014-2018
75%
1999
0%
2020
28%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
21%
2013
25%
2010-2011
24%
2008-2009
15%
2006-2007
6%
2004-2005
12%
2002-2003
11%
2001
18%
1999
102%
2004-2005
102%
2004-2005
102%
2004-2005
102%
2004-2005
95%
2019
95%
2019
79%
2018
79%
2018
95%
2018
95%
2018
78%
2017
78%
2017
95%
2017
95%
2017
94%
2016
94%
2016
76%
2016
76%
2016
74%
2015
74%
2015
94%
2015
94%
2015
93%
2014
93%
2014
71%
2014
71%
2014
91%
2012
91%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2010
71%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
91%
2009
91%
2009
91
2008
90%
2007
90%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
88%
2005
88%
2005
95%
2004
95%
2004
70%
2004
70%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
90%
1999
90%
1999
89%
2003
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
75%
2007
70%
2005
78
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001
100%
2001
78%
1999
5%
2020-2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
28%
2018-2019
28%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
22%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
17%
2014-2015
21%
2013
21%
2013
25%
2010-2011
25%
2010-2011
24%
2008-2009
24%
2008-2009
15%
2006-2007
15%
2006-2007
6%
2004-2005
6%
2004-2005
12%
2002-2003
12%
2002-2003
11%
2001
11%
2001
18%
1999
18%
1999
31%
2019
21%
2019
31%
2019
10%
2018
22%
2018
22%
2018
10%
2018
17%
2017
17%
2017
22%
2017
22%
2017
0%
2016
0%
2016
23%
2016
23%
2016
63%
2015
63%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
10%
2013
10%
2013
17%
2012-2017
17%
2012-2017
20%
2012
20%
2012
40%
2004-2014
40%
2004-2014
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