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Pat Roberts' 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%
2014
96%
2009-2010
96%
2009-2010
66%
2007-2008
66%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
78%
1999-2000
78%
1999-2000
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001
100%
2001
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
91%
1997-1998
91%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
93%
1991-1992
93%
1991-1992
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2015
100%
2015
89%
2014
89%
2014
93%
2013-2014
93%
2013-2014
89%
2013
89%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2011
71%
2011
95%
2009-2010
95%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
83%
2004
83%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
2000
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
75%
2017
75%
2017
80%
2016
80%
2016
88%
2015
88%
2015
44%
2014
44%
2014
8%
2013
8%
2013
75%
2012
75%
2012
85%
2011
85%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
31%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
96%
2009
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
83%
2015
90%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
86%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
86%
2009
90%
2007
90%
2007
59%
2007
59%
2007
81%
2005
72%
2005
81%
2005
72%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
80%
2004
80%
2004
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
95
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
78%
2000
78%
2000
16%
2019-2020
16%
2019-2020
47%
2017-2018
47%
2017-2018
47%
2017-2018
47%
2017-2018
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
55%
2015
55%
2015
85%
2014
85%
2014
61%
2014
61%
2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
81%
2013-2014
80%
2013
80%
2013
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011-2012
63%
2011
56%
2011
63%
2011
56%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
70%
2009
90%
2009
50%
2009
90%
2009
70%
2009
50%
2009
43%
2007-2008
43%
2007-2008
43%
2007-2008
43%
2007-2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
38%
2006
38%
2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
50%
2002
50%
2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
70%
2000
70%
2000
65%
1999
65%
1999
50%
1998
50%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
54%
1995-1996
54%
1995-1996
54%
1995-1996
54%
1995-1996
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