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Jerry Lewis' 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.

88%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
75%
2007-2008
75%
2007-2008
86%
2005-2006
86%
2005-2006
83%
2003-2004
83%
2003-2004
77%
2003
77%
2003
82%
2001-2002
82%
2001-2002
66%
1999-2000
66%
1999-2000
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
40%
2007-2008
40%
2007-2008
76%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2003
76%
2003
92%
2002
92%
2002
57%
1999-2000
57%
1999-2000
71%
1997-1998
71%
1997-1998
63%
1997
63%
1997
73%
1995-1996
73%
1995-1996
83%
1991-1992
83%
1991-1992
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
12%
2007
12%
2007
12%
2007
12%
2007
82%
2009
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
68%
2009
80%
2009
68%
2009
69%
2007
76%
2007
69%
2007
76%
2007
50%
2005
50%
2005
70%
2005
30%
2005
70%
2005
30%
2005
50%
2004
50%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
74
2002
74
2002
74
2002
74
2002
74
2002
74
2002
72%
2001
72%
2001
59%
2000
59%
2000
62%
2011-2012
62%
2011-2012
78%
2011
68%
2011
78%
2011
68%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
83%
2009-2010
70%
2009
100%
2009
85%
2009
70%
2009
85%
2009
100%
2009
55%
2007-2008
55%
2007-2008
55%
2007-2008
55%
2007-2008
44%
2007
44%
2007
28%
2006
28%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
25%
2004
40%
2004
25%
2004
40%
2004
43%
2003
43%
2003
45%
2002
45%
2002
72%
2001
72%
2001
53%
2000
53%
2000
47%
1999
47%
1999
32%
1998
32%
1998
38%
1997
38%
1997
46%
1995-1996
46%
1995-1996
46%
1995-1996
46%
1995-1996
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