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Steve Chabot'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.

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2014
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2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
92%
2001-2002
92%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
96%
1999-2000
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
92%
2004
92%
2004
92%
2003
92%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
88%
1997
88%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
95%
2022
100%
2021
100%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2005
92%
2004
92%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
100%
2000
100%
2000
67%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
20%
2020
20%
2020
33%
2019
33%
2019
75%
2018
75%
2018
56%
2017
56%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
55%
2015
55%
2015
67%
2014
67%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
57%
2012
57%
2012
67%
2011
67%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
17%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
60%
2022
78%
2015
78%
2015
71%
2013
42%
2013
100%
2013
42%
2013
71%
2013
100%
2013
66%
2007
79%
2007
66%
2007
79%
2007
68%
2005
45%
2005
90%
2005
45%
2005
90%
2005
68%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
75%
2001
75%
2001
88%
2000
88%
2000
64%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
70%
2021-2022
70%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
64%
2021-2022
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
65%
2019-2020
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
70%
2015
70%
2015
75%
2014
63%
2014
75%
2014
63%
2014
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
75%
2011-2012
75%
2011-2012
75%
2011-2012
75%
2011-2012
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
60%
2007
60%
2007
40%
2006
40%
2006
38%
2005
38%
2005
60%
2004
60%
2004
63%
2004
63%
2004
50%
2003
50%
2003
70%
2002
70%
2002
75%
2001
75%
2001
74%
2000
74%
2000
75%
1999
75%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
71%
1995-1996
71%
1995-1996
71%
1995-1996
71%
1995-1996
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