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Kathleen Murphy'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.

75%
2020
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016-2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014-2015
100%
2014-2015
92%
2022
10%
2018
78%
2019
78%
2019
70%
2018
70%
2018
73%
2017
73%
2017
67%
2017
67%
2017
61%
2016
61%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2015
68%
2014-2015
68%
2014-2015
0%
2020
31%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
30%
2014-2015
0%
2020
31%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
30%
2014-2015
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2015
99%
2020
99%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
5%
2020-2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
31%
2018-2019
31%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
22%
2016-2017
30%
2014-2015
30%
2014-2015
29%
2019
29%
2019
31%
2019
35%
2018
10%
2018
10%
2018
35%
2018
35%
2017
23%
2017
23%
2017
35%
2017
18%
2016
40%
2016
40%
2016
18%
2016
63%
2015
63%
2015
33%
2012-2017
33%
2012-2017
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