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Uvalde Lindsey'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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2015
13%
2013
33%
2013
71%
2013
44%
2013
60%
2013
67%
2013
90%
2013
55%
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50%
2013
50%
2013
67%
2013
33%
2013
52%
2013
57%
2011-2012
38%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
44%
2011-2012
42%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
60
2015
90%
2013
52%
2013
33%
2013
44%
2013
67%
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67%
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71%
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2013
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55%
2013
60%
2011-2012
38%
2011-2012
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2011-2012
42%
2011-2012
44%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
57%
2011-2012
60
2015
52%
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55%
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2013
33%
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90%
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50%
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60%
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71%
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13%
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67%
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67%
2013
44%
2013
33%
2013
44%
2011-2012
57%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
38%
2011-2012
60%
2011-2012
42%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
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2015
33%
2013
67%
2013
90%
2013
50%
2013
71%
2013
44%
2013
13%
2013
33%
2013
50%
2013
52%
2013
60%
2013
67%
2013
55%
2013
60%
2011-2012
0%
2011-2012
57%
2011-2012
42%
2011-2012
38%
2011-2012
44%
2011-2012
80%
2011-2012
85%
2015
90%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
60%
2015
88%
2013
75%
2013
82%
2013
94%
2013
75%
2013
63%
2013
100%
2013
50%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
66%
2011
100%
2011
71%
2011
63%
2011
45%
2011
86%
2009
71%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2009
75%
2009
100%
2009
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