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David Dreier'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.

94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
67%
2003
67%
2003
91%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
88%
2007-2008
88%
2007-2008
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
76%
2003-2004
76%
2003-2004
76%
2003
76%
2003
74%
2001-2002
74%
2001-2002
89%
1999-2000
89%
1999-2000
90%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
80%
2007-2008
80%
2007-2008
66%
2004
66%
2004
66%
2003
66%
2003
92%
2002
92%
2002
87%
1999-2000
87%
1999-2000
93%
1997-1998
93%
1997-1998
75%
1997
75%
1997
93%
1995-1996
93%
1995-1996
93%
1991-1992
93%
1991-1992
100%
2012
93%
2011
93%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
94%
2009
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
81%
2009
83%
2009
81%
2009
61%
2007
79%
2007
61%
2007
79%
2007
60%
2005
60%
2005
70%
2005
50%
2005
70%
2005
50%
2005
55%
2004
55%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
80%
2001
80%
2001
65%
2000
65%
2000
55%
2011-2012
55%
2011-2012
70%
2011
60%
2011
70%
2011
60%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
77%
2009-2010
77%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
77%
2009-2010
77%
2009-2010
80%
2009
70%
2009
75%
2009
80%
2009
75%
2009
70%
2009
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
27%
2006
27%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
25%
2004
40%
2004
25%
2004
40%
2004
50%
2003
50%
2003
40%
2002
40%
2002
65%
2001
65%
2001
53%
2000
53%
2000
50%
1999
50%
1999
40%
1998
40%
1998
53%
1997
53%
1997
60%
1995-1996
60%
1995-1996
60%
1995-1996
60%
1995-1996
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