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Barbara Cubin'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.

100%
2007
32%
2006
40%
2007
40%
2007
88%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
93%
2001-2002
85%
1999-2000
97%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
62%
2005
77%
2004
67%
2003
61%
2002
77%
2001
60%
1999
63%
1998
60%
1997
83%
1995
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
92%
2007
74%
2005
50%
2005
62%
2005
70%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
75%
2001
76%
2000
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
56%
2001-2002
56%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
67%
1999-2000
67%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
50%
1997-1998
50%
1997-1998
10%
2007
64%
2006
70%
1995
45%
1995
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