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Bill Posey'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%
2009
83%
2024
83%
2024
100%
2023
100%
2023
89%
2023
89%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
93%
2021
93%
2021
88%
2020
88%
2020
75%
2019
75%
2019
85%
2018
85%
2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
92%
2016
92%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
81%
2014
81%
2014
90%
2013
90%
2013
75%
2012
75%
2012
90%
2011
90%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
95%
2009
95%
2009
88%
2009
90%
2015-2016
89%
2013-2014
97%
2011-2012
90%
2009-2010
71%
2022
82%
2021
91%
2020
76%
2019
70%
2018
28%
2017
81%
2016
80%
2015
82%
2013
82%
2012
82%
2011
81%
2010
84%
2009
100%
2023
84%
2022
92%
2022
87%
2021
83%
2021
83%
2020
74%
2020
84%
2019
77%
2019
84%
2018
82%
2018
84%
2017
85%
2017
85%
2016
84%
2016
85%
2015
87%
2015
86%
2014
85%
2014
84%
2013
86%
2013
91%
2012
80%
2011
77%
2010
88%
2009
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