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Darrell Issa's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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.

75%
2014
94%
2009-2010
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
86%
2005-2006
86%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
70%
2017-2018
93%
2015-2016
93%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
76%
2007-2008
76%
2007-2008
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
93%
2003-2004
93%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2003
84%
2001-2002
84%
2001-2002
90%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
60%
2007-2008
60%
2007-2008
84%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2003
84%
2003
83%
2002
83%
2002
95%
2023
90%
2022
90%
2022
88%
2021
88%
2021
100%
2018
100%
2018
78%
2017
78%
2017
90%
2016
90%
2016
92%
2015
92%
2015
75%
2014
75%
2014
88%
2013-2014
88%
2013-2014
75%
2013
75%
2013
83%
2012
83%
2012
90%
2011
90%
2011
93%
2009-2010
93%
2009-2010
70%
2007-2008
70%
2007-2008
71%
2006
71%
2006
83%
2005
83%
2005
92%
2004
92%
2004
85%
2003
85%
2003
90%
2001-2002
90%
2001-2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
0%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
100%
2018
100%
2018
89%
2017
89%
2017
86%
2016
86%
2016
73%
2015
73%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
92%
2013
92%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
93%
2011
93%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
13%
2007
13%
2007
13%
2007
13%
2007
94%
2009
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
80%
2022
80%
2015
80%
2015
100%
2013
100%
2013
74%
2013
47%
2013
74%
2013
47%
2013
77%
2009
77%
2009
96%
2009
96%
2009
95%
2007
95%
2007
54%
2007
54%
2007
56%
2005
42%
2005
70%
2005
56%
2005
42%
2005
70%
2005
58%
2004
58%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
79%
2001
79%
2001
55%
2024
55%
2023-2024
55%
2023-2024
55%
2023-2024
55%
2023-2024
55%
2023
55%
2023
79%
2021-2022
79%
2021-2022
79%
2021-2022
79%
2021-2022
55%
2021-2022
55%
2021-2022
55%
2021-2022
55%
2021-2022
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
60%
2015
60%
2015
60%
2014
52%
2014
60%
2014
52%
2014
52%
2013-2014
52%
2013-2014
52%
2013-2014
52%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
70%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
85%
2009
80%
2009
90%
2009
80%
2009
85%
2009
90%
2009
61%
2007-2008
61%
2007-2008
61%
2007-2008
61%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
30%
2006
30%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
38%
2004
40%
2004
40%
2004
38%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
45%
2002
45%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
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