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Sue Myrick'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.

90%
2011-2012
90%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
100%
2007
79%
2006
100%
2011
18%
2007
18%
2007
95%
2009-2010
92%
2007-2008
97%
2005-2006
97%
2003-2004
100%
2001-2002
90%
1999-2000
95%
1997-1998
98%
1995-1996
78%
2011
90%
2010
89%
2009
B
2008
A
2007
71%
2006
71%
2005
80%
2004
66%
2003
61%
2002
71%
2001
69%
1999
73%
1998
66%
1997
85%
1995
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
96%
2009
66%
2007
91%
2007
68%
2005
40%
2005
95%
2005
73%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
73%
2001
81%
2000
67%
2003-2004
67%
2003-2004
64%
2001-2002
64%
2001-2002
43%
2001-2002
43%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
75%
1999-2000
75%
1999-2000
44%
1997-1998
44%
1997-1998
74%
2011
86%
2010
88%
2009
76%
2008
96%
2007
81%
2006
70%
1995
10%
1995
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