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Judy Biggert's 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.

55%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
11%
2005-2006
11%
2005-2006
67%
2003
67%
2003
75%
2009-2010
72%
2009
72%
2009
58%
2007-2008
58%
2007-2008
72%
2005-2006
72%
2005-2006
47%
2003-2004
47%
2003-2004
59%
2003
59%
2003
42%
2001-2002
42%
2001-2002
42%
1999-2000
42%
1999-2000
50%
2011
80%
2009-2010
80%
2009-2010
40%
2007-2008
40%
2007-2008
61%
2004
61%
2004
61%
2003
61%
2003
50%
2002
50%
2002
60%
1999-2000
60%
1999-2000
100%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
7%
2007
64%
2009
68%
2005-2006
68%
2005-2006
51%
2009
51%
2009
68%
2009
70%
2007
46%
2007
46%
2007
70%
2007
53%
2005
35%
2005
70%
2005
53%
2005
35%
2005
70%
2005
63%
2004
63%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
75%
2001
75%
2001
59%
2000
59%
2000
49%
2011-2012
49%
2011-2012
53%
2011
53%
2011
60%
2011
60%
2011
80%
2010
80%
2010
70%
2009-2010
70%
2009-2010
70%
2009-2010
70%
2009-2010
68%
2009-2010
68%
2009-2010
68%
2009-2010
68%
2009-2010
63%
2009-2010
63%
2009-2010
63%
2009-2010
63%
2009-2010
60%
2009
60%
2009
50%
2009
70%
2009
50%
2009
70%
2009
41%
2007-2008
41%
2007-2008
41%
2007-2008
41%
2007-2008
30%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2006
30%
2006
0%
2005
0%
2005
13%
2004
20%
2004
13%
2004
20%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
40%
2002
40%
2002
50%
2001
50%
2001
43%
2000
43%
2000
41%
1999
41%
1999
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