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Heather Wilson's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

84%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
70%
2005-2006
80%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
82%
2003
82%
2003
76%
2001-2002
76%
2001-2002
71%
1999-2000
71%
1999-2000
70%
2007-2008
76%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2003
76%
2003
92%
2002
92%
2002
80%
1999-2000
80%
1999-2000
86%
1997-1998
86%
1997-1998
100%
2008
100%
2008
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
81%
2005-2006
81%
2005-2006
57%
2007
61%
2007
57%
2007
54%
2005
38%
2005
71%
2005
54%
2005
38%
2005
71%
2005
53%
2004
53%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
78%
2001
78%
2001
60%
2000
60%
2000
49%
2007-2008
49%
2007-2008
40%
2007
40%
2007
29%
2006
29%
2006
13%
2005
13%
2005
50%
2004
14%
2004
50%
2004
14%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
45%
2002
45%
2002
60%
2001
60%
2001
47%
2000
47%
2000
45%
1999
45%
1999
46%
1998
46%
1998
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