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Michael McCaul'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%
2009
91%
2006
88%
2005
0%
2005-2006
100%
2024
100%
2024
69%
2023
69%
2023
60%
2023
60%
2023
67%
2022
67%
2022
87%
2021
87%
2021
44%
2020
44%
2020
41%
2019
41%
2019
48%
2018
48%
2018
71%
2017
71%
2017
75%
2016
75%
2016
67%
2015
67%
2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
52%
2013
52%
2013
55%
2012
55%
2012
77%
2011
77%
2011
89%
2010
89%
2010
85%
2009
85%
2009
95%
2008
95%
2008
90%
2007
90%
2007
58%
2006
58%
2006
76%
2005
76%
2005
88%
2009
95%
2015-2016
97%
2013-2014
87%
2011-2012
89%
2009-2010
90%
2007-2008
71%
2005-2006
57%
2022
72%
2021
66%
2020
61%
2019
59%
2018
81%
2017
74%
2016
81%
2015
76%
2013
76%
2012
75%
2011
85%
2010
86%
2009
B
2008
B+
2007
56%
2006
60%
2005
54%
2023
75%
2022
72%
2022
85%
2021
72%
2021
71%
2020
37%
2020
74%
2019
50%
2019
56%
2018
75%
2018
77%
2017
76%
2017
66%
2016
77%
2016
80%
2015
78%
2015
78%
2014
70%
2014
79%
2013
74%
2013
77%
2012
72%
2011
95%
2010
93%
2009
84%
2008
62%
2007
55%
2006
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