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Buck McKeon'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.

58%
2014
81%
2011-2012
81%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
95%
2007-2008
95%
2007-2008
100%
2007
0%
2006
100%
2013
92%
2012
100%
2011
14%
2007
14%
2007
24%
2014
24%
2014
97%
2011-2012
88%
2009-2010
97%
2007-2008
74%
2005-2006
73%
2003-2004
81%
2001-2002
66%
1999-2000
95%
1997-1998
100%
1995-1996
69%
2012
69%
2011
85%
2010
82%
2009
B
2008
B+
2007
57%
2006
54%
2005
62%
2004
59%
2003
57%
2002
61%
2001
55%
1999
51%
1998
54%
1997
81%
1995
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
37%
2013
61%
2013
80%
2009
69%
2009
83%
2007
76%
2007
70%
2005
42%
2005
56%
2005
23%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
84
2002
84
2002
84
2002
73%
2001
62%
2000
64%
2003-2004
64%
2003-2004
73%
2001-2002
73%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
14%
2001-2002
78%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
44%
1997-1998
44%
1997-1998
33%
2014
46%
2013
67%
2013
60%
2012
50%
2011
86%
2010
86%
2009
78%
2008
4%
2007
53%
2006
80%
1995
10%
1995
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