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Jim Baird's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (IN) - District 4

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2019-2020
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2021-2022
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2019
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2020
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2019
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2024
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2023
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2023
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2022
89%
2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2017
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2014-2018
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2014-2015
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2014
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2013-2017
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2013-2014
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2013
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2022
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2019
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2019-2020
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2011-2012
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2011-2012
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2019-2020
74%
2021
50%
2019
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2021
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2021
79%
2023-2024
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2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2024
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2023
93%
2023
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2022
89%
2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2024
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2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
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2021
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2020
74%
2021
82%
2020
71%
2019
65%
2022
77%
2022
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2021
92%
2021
58%
2020
69%
2020
81%
2019
81%
2019
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
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2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
5%
2019
5%
2019
78%
2013-2014
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2019-2020
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2024
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
87%
2021
63%
2020
63%
2020
24%
2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2019
26%
2019
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2023-2024
91%
2023-2024
91%
2023-2024
67%
2022
67%
2022
56%
2021-2022
56%
2021-2022
60%
2020
60%
2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2021-2022
33%
2017-2018
33%
2017-2018
33%
2017
33%
2017
50%
2016
50%
2016
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
29%
2015
29%
2015
10%
2014
10%
2014
20%
2021-2022
9%
2019
24%
2019-2020
24%
2019-2020
26%
2019
26%
2019
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2023-2024
15%
2023-2024
15%
2023-2024
3%
2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2021-2022
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2019-2020
4%
2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2019-2020
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2020
60%
2023-2024
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2023-2024
63%
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63%
2023
69%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
53%
2019-2020
53%
2019-2020
53%
2019-2020
53%
2019-2020
78%
2013-2014
81%
2024
81%
2024
80%
2023
80%
2023
75%
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2023
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2022
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2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
63%
2020
63%
2020
74%
2021
82%
2020
71%
2019
76%
2022
77%
2021
92%
2021
58%
2020
69%
2020
81%
2019
81%
2019
8%
2021-2022
8%
2021-2022
3%
2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
5%
2019
5%
2019
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