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Blaine Luetkemeyer's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

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2009
68%
2024
68%
2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
66%
2023
66%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
60%
2020
60%
2020
50%
2019
50%
2019
45%
2018
45%
2018
62%
2017
62%
2017
80%
2016
80%
2016
57%
2015
57%
2015
57%
2014
57%
2014
57%
2013
57%
2013
35%
2012
35%
2012
72%
2011
72%
2011
95%
2010
95%
2010
95%
2009
95%
2009
94%
2009
90%
2015-2016
79%
2013-2014
90%
2011-2012
93%
2009-2010
70%
2022
75%
2021
79%
2020
61%
2019
60%
2018
79%
2017
77%
2016
68%
2015
72%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2011
87%
2010
86%
2009
62%
2023
69%
2022
90%
2022
92%
2021
68%
2021
66%
2020
61%
2020
66%
2019
54%
2019
67%
2018
56%
2018
71%
2017
69%
2017
68%
2016
70%
2016
68%
2015
54%
2015
52%
2014
70%
2014
74%
2013
69%
2013
65%
2012
62%
2011
84%
2010
90%
2009
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