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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.
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kenley | 60% | |||
| Peggy Welch | 60% | |||
| Kathy Richardson | 59% | |||
| R. Tiny Adams | 56% | |||
| David Crooks | 56% | |||
| Dale Grubb | 56% | |||
| Clyde Kersey | 56% | |||
| Robert Daniel Kuzman | 56% | |||
| Russell Stilwell | 56% | |||
| Tim Lanane | 50% | |||
| John Ulmer | 50% | |||
| James Bottorff | 47% | |||
| James Lewis, Jr. | 43% | |||
| Mary Kay Budak | 42% | |||
| Phyllis Pond | 41% | |||
| Ron Herrell | 40% | |||
| Dennie Oxley II | 40% | |||
| Sue Scholer | 38% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | R | 37% |
| IN | State House - 27 | Sheila Klinker | D | 35% |
| Winfield Moses, Jr. | 35% | |||
| Lawrence Borst | 33% | |||
| Brian Hasler | 33% | |||
| Edmund Mahern | 33% | |||
| Connie Weigleb Sipes | 33% | |||
| Ronald Liggett | 25% | |||
| Earline Rogers | 24% | |||
| Duane Cheney | 20% | |||
| Craig Fry | 20% | |||
| IN | State House - 96 | Greg Porter | D | 18% |
| Earl Harris | 14% | |||
| Anita Bowser | 13% | |||
| Joseph Harrison | 13% | |||
| Billie Breaux | 12% | |||
| Mae Dickinson | 6% | |||
| Vi Simpson | 6% | |||
| IN | State House - 14 | Vernon Smith | D | 6% |
| IN | State House - 99 | Vanessa Summers | D | 6% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 4% | |
| William Crawford | 4% | |||
| John Aguilera, Jr. | 0% | |||
| IN | Trustee - At-Large | Jeb Bardon | D | 0% |
| Terry Goodin | 0% | |||
| Linda Lawson | 0% | |||
| Scott Pelath | 0% |