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Kevin McCarthy's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

86%
2023
83%
2022
95%
2021-2022
95%
2021-2022
88%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
89%
2018
96%
2017-2018
96%
2017-2018
88%
2016
97%
2015-2016
97%
2015-2016
100%
2015
86%
2015
67%
2014
84%
2014
92%
2011-2012
92%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
67%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2020
83%
2019
100%
2018
89%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2011
19%
2007
19%
2007
29%
2014
29%
2014
92%
2015-2016
75%
2013-2014
90%
2011-2012
87%
2009-2010
95%
2007-2008
74%
2021
80%
2020
67%
2019
60%
2018
77%
2017
77%
2016
77%
2015
68%
2013
72%
2012
72%
2011
86%
2010
87%
2009
B+
2008
B+
2007
68%
2015
90%
2013
32%
2013
61%
2013
100%
2009
73%
2009
96%
2007
61%
2007
63%
2023
90%
2022
72%
2022
71%
2021
85%
2021
63%
2020
70%
2020
70%
2019
68%
2019
71%
2018
58%
2018
64%
2017
72%
2017
69%
2016
72%
2016
68%
2015
73%
2015
73%
2014
43%
2014
53%
2013
78%
2013
66%
2012
63%
2011
96%
2010
90%
2009
86%
2008
66%
2007
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