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Joe Wilson, Sr.'s Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

100%
2014
94%
2009-2010
94%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
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
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
92%
2004
92%
2004
92%
2003
92%
2003
75%
2002
75%
2002
95%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
96%
2021
96%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2004
85%
2003
85%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
0%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
33%
2020
33%
2020
67%
2019
67%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
89%
2017
89%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
82%
2015
82%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
77%
2013
77%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2012
47%
2011
47%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
18%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
94%
2009
93%
1996
90%
1988-1997
90%
1988-1997
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
70%
2022
75%
2015
75%
2015
40%
2013
40%
2013
65%
2013
90%
2013
65%
2013
90%
2013
100%
2009
85%
2009
100%
2009
85%
2009
87%
2007
61%
2007
61%
2007
87%
2007
40%
2005
95%
2005
68%
2005
40%
2005
68%
2005
95%
2005
60%
2004
60%
2004
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
80
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
59%
2024
60%
2023-2024
60%
2023-2024
60%
2023-2024
60%
2023-2024
60%
2023
60%
2023
76%
2021-2022
76%
2021-2022
59%
2021-2022
59%
2021-2022
59%
2021-2022
59%
2021-2022
76%
2021-2022
76%
2021-2022
44%
2019-2020
44%
2019-2020
44%
2019-2020
44%
2019-2020
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
52%
2015-2016
52%
2015-2016
52%
2015-2016
52%
2015-2016
58%
2015
58%
2015
60%
2014
60%
2014
60%
2014
60%
2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
78%
2011-2012
78%
2011-2012
78%
2011-2012
78%
2011-2012
80%
2011
80%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
89%
2009-2010
90%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
63%
2007-2008
60%
2007
60%
2007
24%
2006
24%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
40%
2004
38%
2004
40%
2004
38%
2004
43%
2003
43%
2003
60%
2002
60%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
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