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Sam Graves' Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
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
97%
2003-2004
97%
2003-2004
95%
2003
95%
2003
89%
2001-2002
89%
2001-2002
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
91%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2003
91%
2003
92%
2002
92%
2002
95%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
96%
2021
96%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2020
95%
2019
95%
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
83%
2012
83%
2012
70%
2011
70%
2011
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
88%
2007-2008
88%
2007-2008
100%
2006
100%
2006
92%
2005
92%
2005
92%
2004
92%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
80%
2001
80%
2001
0%
2024
0%
2023
0%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
0%
2021
0%
2021
20%
2020
20%
2020
33%
2019
33%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
75%
2017
75%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
73%
2015
73%
2015
91%
2014
91%
2014
69%
2013
69%
2013
85%
2012
85%
2012
93%
2011
93%
2011
100%
2008
100%
2008
17%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
93%
2009
99%
1997-1998
99%
1997-1998
85%
1996
85%
1996
100%
1995
100%
1995
80%
1994
80%
1994
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
70%
2022
70%
2015
70%
2015
89%
2013
89%
2013
61%
2013
61%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
74%
2009
96%
2009
96%
2009
74%
2009
77%
2007
62%
2007
77%
2007
62%
2007
50%
2005
75%
2005
50%
2005
63%
2005
63%
2005
75%
2005
65%
2004
65%
2004
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2003
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
85
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
57%
2024
50%
2023-2024
50%
2023-2024
50%
2023-2024
50%
2023-2024
58%
2023
58%
2023
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
77%
2021-2022
77%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
58%
2021-2022
77%
2021-2022
77%
2021-2022
63%
2019-2020
63%
2019-2020
63%
2019-2020
63%
2019-2020
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
54%
2015-2016
61%
2015
61%
2015
65%
2014
56%
2014
65%
2014
56%
2014
56%
2013-2014
56%
2013-2014
56%
2013-2014
56%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
67%
2011-2012
80%
2011
80%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
82%
2009-2010
82%
2009-2010
82%
2009-2010
82%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
78%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
84%
2009
100%
2009
70%
2009
100%
2009
70%
2009
84%
2009
58%
2007-2008
58%
2007-2008
58%
2007-2008
58%
2007-2008
63%
2007
63%
2007
45%
2006
45%
2006
43%
2005
43%
2005
63%
2004
63%
2004
29%
2004
29%
2004
50%
2003
50%
2003
55%
2002
55%
2002
60%
2001
60%
2001
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