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Phil Gingrey'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.

100%
2014
91%
2011-2012
91%
2011-2012
97%
2011-2012
97%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
44%
2006
38%
2013
77%
2012
53%
2011
18%
2007
18%
2007
57%
2014
57%
2014
97%
2011-2012
95%
2009-2010
92%
2007-2008
94%
2005-2006
92%
2003-2004
82%
2012
81%
2011
91%
2010
88%
2009
B+
2008
A
2007
68%
2006
59%
2005
72%
2004
60%
2003
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
55%
2013
95%
2013
96%
2009
76%
2009
59%
2007
91%
2007
65%
2005
85%
2005
45%
2005
68%
2004
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
64%
2003-2004
64%
2003-2004
93%
2013
89%
2012
92%
2011
89%
2010
90%
2009
92%
2008
74%
2007
78%
2006
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