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John Hoeven'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.

79%
2024
100%
2023
79%
2023
73%
2022
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
71%
2020
75%
2019-2020
75%
2019-2020
70%
2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
77%
2016
90%
2015-2016
90%
2015-2016
68%
2015
89%
2015
50%
2014
58%
2014
66%
2011-2012
66%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
0%
2023
100%
2022
40%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2018
75%
2017
80%
2016
75%
2015
78%
2014
83%
2013
88%
2012
93%
2011
88%
2015-2016
89%
2013-2014
71%
2011-2012
83%
2022
77%
2021
37%
2020
24%
2019
38%
2018
78%
2017
62%
2016
72%
2015
64%
2013
48%
2012
74%
2011
65%
2008-2010
65%
2008-2010
6%
2008-2010
6%
2008-2010
51%
2008-2010
51%
2008-2010
50%
2008
39%
2006
54%
2006
60%
2006
75%
2004
68%
2003-2008
68%
2003-2008
56%
2003-2008
56%
2003-2008
39%
2003-2008
39%
2003-2008
25%
2002
61%
2023
61%
2022
92%
2022
75%
2021
59%
2021
74%
2020
57%
2020
55%
2019
29%
2019
47%
2018
58%
2018
77%
2017
60%
2017
64%
2016
57%
2016
56%
2015
67%
2015
47%
2014
53%
2014
55%
2013
58%
2013
42%
2012
66%
2011
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