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Tom Graves, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

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2014
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
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%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
33%
2020
50%
2019
50%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
78%
2017
78%
2017
71%
2016
71%
2016
55%
2015
55%
2015
67%
2014
67%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
64%
2012
64%
2012
33%
2011
33%
2011
88%
2015
83%
2013
65%
2013
100%
2013
65%
2013
83%
2013
100%
2013
53%
2019-2020
53%
2019-2020
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
57%
2017-2018
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
58%
2015-2016
61%
2015
61%
2015
82%
2014
82%
2014
80%
2014
80%
2014
72%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
72%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
83%
2011-2012
83%
2011-2012
83%
2011-2012
83%
2011-2012
100%
2011
95%
2011
95%
2011
100%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
89%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
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