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David Bulova's Ratings and Endorsements

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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
100%
2014
100%
2012
86%
2010
83%
2009
60
2008
75%
2007
100%
2006
26%
2011-2012
21%
2018
78%
2019
78%
2019
75%
2018
75%
2018
76%
2017
76%
2017
69%
2017
69%
2017
63%
2016
63%
2016
72%
2015
72%
2015
77%
2014-2015
77%
2014-2015
82%
2014
82%
2014
69%
2013
69%
2013
100%
2013
100%
2013
75%
2012
75%
2012
60%
2012
60%
2012
58%
2012
58%
2012
67%
2012
67%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
55%
2010
55%
2010
52
2010
52
2010
54
2010
54
2010
53
2010
53
2010
73%
2009
73%
2009
55
2009
55
2009
59
2009
59
2009
66
2009
66
2009
73
2008
73
2008
57%
2007
57%
2007
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
75%
2007
100%
2021
100%
2022
97%
2021
100%
2021
96%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
95%
2019
100%
2018
95%
2018
100%
2017
94%
2017
100%
2016
94%
2016
100%
2015
93%
2015
100%
2014
92%
2013
91%
2013
89%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2010
85%
2009
100%
2008
80
2007
88%
2006
92%
2000-2011
90%
2000-2010
83%
2022
93%
2021
95%
2021
89%
2019
96%
2019
100%
2018
95%
2017
91%
2017
100%
2016
96%
2015-2019
96%
2015-2019
100%
2015
96%
2014-2018
96%
2014-2018
0%
2020
33%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
26%
2013
25%
2010-2011
47%
2008-2009
35%
2006-2007
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
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2012
100%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
100
2008
100
2008
100%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
96%
2020
96%
2020
95%
2019
95%
2019
100%
2017
100%
2017
0%
2016
75%
2013
100%
2012
100%
2012
75%
2007
11%
2020-2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
33%
2018-2019
33%
2018-2019
22%
2016-2017
22%
2016-2017
17%
2014-2015
17%
2014-2015
26%
2013
26%
2013
25%
2010-2011
25%
2010-2011
47%
2008-2009
47%
2008-2009
35%
2006-2007
35%
2006-2007
28%
2019
28%
2019
31%
2019
20%
2018
29%
2018
20%
2018
29%
2018
23%
2017
29%
2017
29%
2017
23%
2017
27%
2016
30%
2016
30%
2016
27%
2016
63%
2015
63%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
15%
2013
15%
2013
33%
2012-2017
33%
2012-2017
25%
2012
25%
2012
0%
2004-2014
0%
2004-2014
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