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Donald Bacon'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.

90%
2017-2018
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019
100%
2017-2018
100%
2018
100%
2016
0%
2021-2022
0%
2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019
0%
2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
45%
2020
7%
2018
17%
2017
14%
2021-2022
14%
2021-2022
24%
2019-2020
24%
2019-2020
47%
2017-2018
47%
2017-2018
57%
2019-2020
57%
2019-2020
88%
2024
100%
2023
87%
2023
83%
2022
84%
2021-2022
84%
2021-2022
83%
2020
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
96%
2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
83%
2021-2022
71%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
90%
2019-2020
11%
2022
11%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
11%
2017
11%
2017
22%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
14%
2021-2022
15%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
90%
2017-2018
50%
2021
37%
2019
50%
2018
90%
2021
90%
2021
57%
2023-2024
79%
2021-2022
66%
2021-2022
72%
2019-2020
53%
2017-2018
88%
2024
100%
2023
87%
2023
83%
2022
84%
2021-2022
84%
2021-2022
83%
2020
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
96%
2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
11%
2022
11%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
86%
2021-2022
74%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
17%
2019-2020
17%
2019-2020
3%
2017-2018
3%
2017-2018
6%
2017
84%
2024
87%
2023
100%
2023
83%
2022
84%
2021-2022
84%
2021-2022
83%
2020
82%
2019-2020
82%
2019-2020
96%
2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
78%
2017
75%
2017-2018
55%
2022
65%
2021
68%
2020
64%
2019
59%
2018
79%
2017
70%
2022
52%
2023
75%
2022
65%
2022
62%
2021
68%
2021
61%
2020
54%
2020
63%
2019
67%
2019
50%
2018
62%
2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
11%
2021-2022
11%
2021-2022
10%
2021
10%
2021
13%
2020
13%
2020
13%
2019
13%
2019
5%
2017
5%
2017
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
45%
2020
7%
2018
17%
2017
90%
2019-2020
11%
2022
11%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
78%
2017
100%
2024
100%
2024
64%
2023
64%
2023
60%
2023
60%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
80%
2021
80%
2021
56%
2020
56%
2020
61%
2019
61%
2019
48%
2018
48%
2018
62%
2017
62%
2017
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
57%
2021
57%
2021
42%
2019-2020
42%
2019-2020
39%
2019
39%
2019
49%
2017-2018
49%
2017-2018
43%
2017
43%
2017
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
74%
2023-2024
74%
2023-2024
82%
2022
82%
2022
65%
2021-2022
65%
2021-2022
77%
2020
77%
2020
77%
2019-2020
77%
2019-2020
%
2019
%
2019
68%
2018
68%
2018
68%
2017-2018
68%
2017-2018
45%
2017
45%
2017
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
57%
2021
57%
2021
42%
2019-2020
42%
2019-2020
39%
2019
39%
2019
49%
2017-2018
49%
2017-2018
43%
2017
43%
2017
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
21%
2023-2024
21%
2023-2024
9%
2021-2022
9%
2021-2022
14%
2021-2022
14%
2021-2022
13%
2019-2020
13%
2019-2020
8%
2019-2020
8%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
7%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
17%
2019-2020
17%
2019-2020
3%
2017-2018
3%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
40%
2017-2018
11%
2017
11%
2017
100%
2017-2018
14%
2021-2022
15%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
90%
2017-2018
90%
2017-2018
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
78%
2017
78%
2017
48%
2024
33%
2023-2024
33%
2023-2024
33%
2023-2024
33%
2023-2024
52%
2023
52%
2023
67%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
51%
2021-2022
51%
2021-2022
51%
2021-2022
51%
2021-2022
35%
2019-2020
35%
2019-2020
35%
2019-2020
35%
2019-2020
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
69%
2024
69%
2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
64%
2023
64%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
80%
2021
80%
2021
56%
2020
56%
2020
61%
2019
61%
2019
48%
2018
48%
2018
62%
2017
62%
2017
75%
2017-2018
55%
2022
65%
2021
68%
2020
64%
2019
59%
2018
79%
2017
52%
2023
65%
2022
75%
2022
62%
2021
68%
2021
54%
2020
61%
2020
63%
2019
67%
2019
50%
2018
62%
2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
11%
2021-2022
11%
2021-2022
10%
2021
10%
2021
13%
2020
13%
2020
13%
2019
13%
2019
5%
2017
5%
2017
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