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George Voinovich'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.

72%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
75%
2009-2010
84%
2009
84%
2009
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
80%
2005-2006
80%
2005-2006
89%
2003-2004
89%
2003-2004
92%
2003
92%
2003
87%
2001-2002
87%
2001-2002
63%
1999-2000
63%
1999-2000
86%
2009-2010
80%
2007-2008
80%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
80%
2001
80%
2001
85%
1999-2000
85%
1999-2000
0%
2008
0%
2008
20%
2007
20%
2007
20%
2007
20%
2007
81%
2009
90%
2005-2006
90%
2005-2006
72%
2009
63%
2009
63%
2009
44%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
44%
2007
77%
2005
80%
2005
74%
2005
77%
2005
80%
2005
74%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2002
75
2002
75
2002
75
2002
75
2002
75
2002
85%
2001
85%
2001
70%
2000
70%
2000
80%
2010
67%
2009-2010
67%
2009-2010
51%
2009-2010
51%
2009-2010
41%
2009-2010
41%
2009-2010
41%
2009-2010
41%
2009-2010
51%
2009-2010
51%
2009-2010
67%
2009-2010
67%
2009-2010
10%
2009
50%
2009
30%
2009
10%
2009
30%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
30%
2006
30%
2006
80%
2004
80%
2004
68%
2002
68%
2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
72%
2000
72%
2000
72%
1999
72%
1999
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