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Cory Gardner's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

61%
2018
61%
2018
77%
2017
77%
2017
73%
2016
73%
2016
67%
2015
67%
2015
71%
2014
71%
2014
62%
2013
62%
2013
70%
2012
70%
2012
82%
2011
82%
2011
83%
2015-2016
87%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
31%
2019
51%
2018
59%
2016
77%
2015
76%
2013
82%
2012
76%
2011
64%
2020
66%
2019
46%
2019
62%
2018
68%
2018
73%
2017
69%
2017
61%
2016
69%
2016
75%
2015
70%
2015
52%
2014
69%
2014
75%
2013
69%
2013
86%
2012
70%
2011
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