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Brian Frosh'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.

100
2007-2010
100%
2005
67%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2007-2010
15%
2014
15%
2014
31%
2013
31%
2013
20%
2013
20%
2013
11%
2012
11%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
38%
2010
38%
2010
32%
2010
32%
2010
18%
2009
18%
2009
25%
2008
25%
2008
32%
2008
32%
2008
25%
2007
25%
2007
27%
2006
27%
2006
20%
2005
20%
2005
25%
2004
25%
2004
30%
2003
30%
2003
10%
2002
10%
2002
78%
2001
78%
2001
60%
2008
100
2006
100%
1999-2005
100%
1999-2005
99%
2010
83%
2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
100
2008
100
2007
100%
2006
29%
2005
63%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2002
92
2010
92
2009
96
2008
96
2007
96%
2006
96%
2005
25%
2009-2011
92
2010
92
2009
96
2008
96
2007
96%
2006
96%
2005
92
2010
92
2009
96
2008
96
2007
96%
2006
96%
2005
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