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Heather Wilson'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%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
73%
2006
79%
2005
85%
2004
80%
2003
100%
2002
95%
2001
85%
2000
85%
1999
67%
1998
17%
2005-2006
17%
2005-2006
40%
2007
40%
2007
50%
2006
50%
2006
59%
2005
59%
2005
55%
2003-2004
55%
2003-2004
85%
2001-2002
85%
2001-2002
64%
2005-2006
70%
2003-2004
86%
2001-2002
64%
1999-2000
39%
2006
46%
2005
46%
2004
55%
2003
53%
2002
60%
2001
51%
1999
43%
1998
10%
2007
39%
2006
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