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Robert Clement'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%
1999-2000
51%
2000
63%
1999
42%
1997
55%
1996
73%
1999
70%
1995-1998
72%
1993-1996
100%
2001
86%
2001-2002
86%
2001-2002
89%
1998
57%
1997
80%
1996
80%
1995
75%
1994
60%
2001-2002
50%
2000
50%
1999
50%
1997
25%
1995-1996
25%
1995
29%
1993-1994
51%
2001
51%
2001
50%
2001
50%
2001
70%
2001
70%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
54%
2001
54%
2001
45%
2000
45%
2000
34%
2000
34%
2000
48%
2000
48%
2000
54%
2000
54%
2000
64%
2000
64%
2000
52%
2000
52%
2000
53%
1999
53%
1999
36%
1999
36%
1999
42%
1999
42%
1999
47%
1999
47%
1999
57%
1999
57%
1999
63%
1999
63%
1999
43%
1998
43%
1998
41%
1998
41%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
61%
1998
61%
1998
37%
1998
37%
1998
57%
1998
57%
1998
55%
1996
55%
1996
43%
1996
43%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
42%
1996
42%
1996
57%
1996
57%
1996
41%
1996
41%
1996
57%
2001-2002
0%
1997-1998
14%
1999-2000
10%
2000
10%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
63%
1998
63%
1998
33%
1997
33%
1997
20%
1996
20%
1996
50%
1995
50%
1995
50%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
32%
1997-1998
32%
1997-1998
9%
1997
9%
1997
50%
1995-1996
50%
1995-1996
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
70%
1997-1998
70%
1997-1998
80%
1995-1996
80%
1995-1996
75%
2001
75%
1997-1998
89%
1998
57%
1997
80%
1996
80%
1995
75%
1994
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
45%
1999
62%
1997-1998
62%
1997-1998
22%
1995-1996
22%
1995-1996
14%
1999-2000
10%
2000
10%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
63%
1998
63%
1998
33%
1997
33%
1997
20%
1996
20%
1996
50%
1995
50%
1995
43%
2001
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
40%
1997-1998
33%
1997
33%
1995-1996
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
45%
1999
62%
1997-1998
62%
1997-1998
22%
1995-1996
22%
1995-1996
67%
1999-2000
47%
1999-2000
40%
1997-1998
40%
1997-1998
33%
1997
33%
1997
33%
1995-1996
33%
1995-1996
40%
2001
32%
2000
32%
2000
22%
1999
22%
1999
15%
1998
15%
1998
21%
1997
21%
1997
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
41%
1995-1996
50%
2002
32%
1997-1998
32%
1997-1998
9%
1997
9%
1997
50%
1995-1996
50%
1995-1996
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1996
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