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Trent Kelly's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

91%
2024
100%
2023
93%
2023
91%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
91%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
98%
2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
98%
2016
96%
2015-2016
96%
2015-2016
89%
2015
89%
2015
100%
2023
100%
2022
67%
2021
60%
2020
50%
2019
82%
2018
56%
2017
86%
2016
40%
2015
86%
2015-2016
74%
2022
79%
2021
90%
2020
84%
2019
63%
2018
85%
2017
76%
2016
76%
2015
86%
2023
86%
2022
97%
2022
84%
2021
92%
2021
93%
2020
83%
2020
90%
2019
81%
2019
79%
2018
72%
2018
90%
2017
81%
2017
77%
2016
84%
2016
71%
2015
71%
2015
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