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Sam Brownback'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.

96%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
90%
2007-2008
90%
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
89%
1999-2000
89%
1999-2000
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001
100%
2001
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
2008
100%
2008
35%
2007
35%
2007
35%
2007
35%
2007
100%
2009
100%
2009
90%
2005-2006
90%
2005-2006
82%
2009
45%
2009
82%
2009
73%
2007
100%
2007
73%
2007
100%
2007
90%
2005
83%
2005
75%
2005
90%
2005
75%
2005
83%
2005
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
89
2002
89
2002
89
2002
89
2002
89
2002
89
2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
80%
2000
80%
2000
100%
2010
73%
2009-2010
73%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
73%
2009-2010
73%
2009-2010
40%
2009
90%
2009
65%
2009
90%
2009
40%
2009
65%
2009
54%
2007-2008
54%
2007-2008
54%
2007-2008
54%
2007-2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
37%
2006
37%
2006
90%
2004
90%
2004
60%
2002
60%
2002
85%
2001
85%
2001
75%
2000
75%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
60%
1998
60%
1998
70%
1997
70%
1997
59%
1995-1996
59%
1995-1996
59%
1995-1996
59%
1995-1996
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