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Michael Burgess' Ratings and Endorsements

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
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
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
80%
2011
80%
2011
93%
2009-2010
93%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
100%
2005
100%
2005
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
40%
2020
40%
2020
33%
2019
33%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
89%
2017
89%
2017
71%
2016
71%
2016
55%
2015
55%
2015
67%
2014
67%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
57%
2012
57%
2012
60%
2011
60%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
18%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
88%
2009
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
70%
2022
93%
2015
93%
2015
75%
2013
88%
2013
100%
2013
88%
2013
100%
2013
75%
2013
79%
2009
100%
2009
79%
2009
100%
2009
56%
2007
56%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
61%
2005
37%
2005
85%
2005
61%
2005
37%
2005
85%
2005
68%
2004
68%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
69%
2024
68%
2023-2024
68%
2023-2024
68%
2023-2024
68%
2023-2024
70%
2023
70%
2023
87%
2021-2022
87%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
87%
2021-2022
87%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
69%
2021-2022
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
60%
2017-2018
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
80%
2015-2016
75%
2015
75%
2015
75%
2014
66%
2014
75%
2014
66%
2014
80%
2013-2014
80%
2013-2014
80%
2013-2014
80%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
74%
2011-2012
84%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
84%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
89%
2009
89%
2009
100%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
100%
2009
74%
2007-2008
74%
2007-2008
74%
2007-2008
74%
2007-2008
60%
2007
60%
2007
37%
2006
37%
2006
38%
2005
38%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
38%
2004
38%
2004
63%
2003
63%
2003
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