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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.

82%
2011-2012
82%
2011-2012
95%
2009-2010
95%
2009-2010
86%
2007-2008
86%
2007-2008
90%
2007
0%
2006
100%
2011
12%
2007
12%
2007
93%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
59%
2005-2006
67%
2003-2004
80%
2001-2002
59%
1999-2000
73%
1997-1998
95%
1995-1996
68%
2011
89%
2010
80%
2009
B-
2008
B-
2007
54%
2006
53%
2005
49%
2004
58%
2003
56%
2002
62%
2001
48%
1999
44%
1998
43%
1997
79%
1995
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
80%
2009
69%
2007
76%
2007
70%
2005
50%
2005
30%
2005
50%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
74
2002
74
2002
74
2002
72%
2001
59%
2000
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
17%
2001-2002
17%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
38%
1997-1998
38%
1997-1998
48%
2011
97%
2010
81%
2009
74%
2008
0%
2007
49%
2006
30%
1995
50%
1995
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