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David Dreier'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.

81%
2011-2012
81%
2011-2012
95%
2009-2010
95%
2009-2010
86%
2007-2008
86%
2007-2008
100%
2007
0%
2006
93%
2011
7%
2007
7%
2007
93%
2009-2010
95%
2007-2008
77%
2005-2006
70%
2003-2004
89%
2001-2002
64%
1999-2000
97%
1997-1998
98%
1995-1996
64%
2011
89%
2010
80%
2009
B-
2008
B+
2007
57%
2006
55%
2005
52%
2004
64%
2003
52%
2002
63%
2001
51%
1999
54%
1998
54%
1997
85%
1995
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
83%
2009
61%
2007
79%
2007
70%
2005
60%
2005
50%
2005
55%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
80%
2001
65%
2000
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
57%
2001-2002
57%
2001-2002
82%
2001-2002
82%
2001-2002
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
44%
1997-1998
44%
1997-1998
51%
2011
97%
2010
81%
2009
70%
2008
34%
2007
60%
2006
30%
1995
55%
1995
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