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Frank Wolf'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.

42%
2014
59%
2011-2012
59%
2011-2012
59%
2011-2012
59%
2011-2012
85%
2009-2010
85%
2009-2010
67%
2007-2008
67%
2007-2008
63%
2007
0%
2006
85%
2013
77%
2012
100%
2011
10%
2007
10%
2007
33%
2014
33%
2014
73%
2011-2012
80%
2009-2010
64%
2007-2008
56%
2005-2006
67%
2003-2004
78%
2001-2002
58%
1999-2000
89%
1997-1998
85%
1995-1996
62%
2012
64%
2011
75%
2010
67%
2009
C
2008
C-
2007
45%
2006
48%
2005
45%
2004
57%
2003
57%
2002
59%
2001
53%
1999
66%
1998
49%
1997
80%
1995
75%
2005-2006
75%
2005-2006
47%
2013
66%
2013
68%
2009
58%
2009
36%
2007
61%
2007
65%
2005
21%
2005
43%
2005
43%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
69%
2001
52%
2000
64%
2003-2004
64%
2003-2004
36%
2001-2002
36%
2001-2002
29%
2001-2002
29%
2001-2002
44%
1999-2000
44%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
20%
1999-2000
22%
1997-1998
22%
1997-1998
36%
2014
53%
2013
53%
2013
59%
2012
48%
2011
69%
2010
72%
2009
58%
2008
4%
2007
36%
2006
10%
1995
50%
1995
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