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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.

67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
95%
2009-2010
95%
2009-2010
81%
2007-2008
81%
2007-2008
81%
2007
32%
2006
50%
2011
100%
2011
7%
2007
7%
2007
80%
2009-2010
80%
2007-2008
59%
2005-2006
70%
2003-2004
83%
2001-2002
70%
1999-2000
66%
2011
77%
2010
73%
2009
B-
2008
B-
2007
59%
2006
53%
2005
60%
2004
58%
2003
59%
2002
61%
2001
59%
1999
68%
2005-2006
68%
2005-2006
51%
2009
70%
2007
46%
2007
35%
2005
53%
2005
70%
2005
63%
2004
75
2003
75
2003
75
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
75%
2001
59%
2000
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
71%
2001-2002
71%
2001-2002
91%
2001-2002
91%
2001-2002
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
0%
1999-2000
47%
2011
72%
2010
77%
2009
65%
2008
50%
2007
54%
2006
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