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Bud Nornes' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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.

63%
2020
63%
2020
54%
2019
54%
2019
41%
2019
41%
2019
29%
2018
29%
2018
71%
2020
58%
2019
47%
2019
58%
2018
65%
2018
67%
2017
58%
2017
62%
2016
35%
2016
60%
2015
39%
2015
85%
2014
70%
2014
62%
2013
68%
2013
61%
2012
71%
2012
70%
2011
60%
2011
46%
2010
59%
2010
61%
2009
64%
2009
61%
2008
75%
2008
56%
2007
60%
2007
47%
2006
61%
2006
52%
2005
63%
2005
65%
2004
72%
2004
79%
2003
64%
2003
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2012
85%
2010
92%
2009
67
2008
92
2007
75%
2006
75%
2005
77%
2004
73%
2002
100%
2001
100%
2001
100%
2001
100%
2001
50%
2001
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