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Pete King'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.

75%
2014
88%
2009-2010
88%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2019-2020
80%
2017-2018
80%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
92%
2013-2014
92%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
94%
2007-2008
94%
2007-2008
96%
2005-2006
96%
2005-2006
77%
2003-2004
77%
2003-2004
82%
2003
82%
2003
92%
2001-2002
92%
2001-2002
96%
1999-2000
96%
1999-2000
90%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
76%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2003
76%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
89%
1997
89%
1997
93%
1995-1996
93%
1995-1996
93%
2020
86%
2019
86%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
89%
2017
89%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
83%
2015
83%
2015
75%
2014
75%
2014
75%
2013-2014
75%
2013-2014
75%
2013
75%
2013
83%
2012
83%
2012
90%
2011
90%
2011
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
88%
2007-2008
85%
2006
85%
2006
83%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2004
83%
2004
85%
2003
85%
2003
90%
2001-2002
90%
2001-2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
100%
2000
100%
2000
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
94%
2018
94%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
91%
2015
91%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
92%
2013
92%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
0%
2008
0%
2008
12%
2007
12%
2007
12%
2007
12%
2007
47%
2009
93%
2005-2006
93%
2005-2006
60%
2015
70%
2013
43%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
70%
2013
43%
2013
54%
2009
54%
2009
64%
2009
64%
2009
46%
2007
64%
2007
46%
2007
64%
2007
48%
2005
17%
2005
79%
2005
48%
2005
17%
2005
79%
2005
48%
2004
48%
2004
70
2003
70
2003
70
2003
70
2003
70
2003
70
2003
73
2002
73
2002
73
2002
73
2002
73
2002
73
2002
65%
2001
65%
2001
45%
2000
45%
2000
25%
2019-2020
25%
2019-2020
46%
2017-2018
46%
2017-2018
46%
2017-2018
46%
2017-2018
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015-2016
50%
2015
50%
2015
45%
2014
44%
2014
45%
2014
44%
2014
43%
2013-2014
43%
2013-2014
43%
2013-2014
43%
2013-2014
60%
2013
60%
2013
62%
2011-2012
62%
2011-2012
62%
2011-2012
62%
2011-2012
70%
2011
65%
2011
65%
2011
70%
2011
80%
2010
80%
2010
65%
2009-2010
65%
2009-2010
65%
2009-2010
65%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
60%
2009-2010
60%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
60%
2009-2010
60%
2009-2010
50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
44%
2007-2008
44%
2007-2008
44%
2007-2008
44%
2007-2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
24%
2006
24%
2006
13%
2005
13%
2005
25%
2004
25%
2004
50%
2004
50%
2004
25%
2003
25%
2003
42%
2002
42%
2002
53%
2001
53%
2001
44%
2000
44%
2000
43%
1999
43%
1999
56%
1998
56%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
47%
1995-1996
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