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Lee Zeldin'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.

94%
2021-2022
94%
2021-2022
87%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
93%
2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2016
91%
2015-2016
91%
2015-2016
82%
2015
82%
2015
0%
2021
0%
2020
50%
2019
88%
2018
78%
2017
100%
2016
64%
2015
74%
2015-2016
72%
2021
74%
2020
72%
2019
63%
2018
74%
2017
75%
2016
64%
2015
85%
2022
81%
2021
63%
2021
51%
2020
60%
2020
83%
2019
62%
2019
57%
2018
57%
2018
57%
2017
54%
2017
63%
2016
58%
2016
53%
2015
53%
2015
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