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James Maloney'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.

65%
2001
65%
2001
58%
2001
58%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
34%
2001
34%
2001
42%
2001
42%
2001
64%
2000
64%
2000
34%
2000
34%
2000
45%
2000
45%
2000
32%
2000
32%
2000
55%
2000
55%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
58%
1999
58%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
39%
1999
39%
1999
41%
1999
41%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
60%
1999
60%
1999
48%
1998
48%
1998
42%
1998
42%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1998
69%
1998
69%
1998
49%
1998
49%
1998
31%
1998
31%
1998
71%
2001-2002
0%
1997-1998
50%
1997
29%
1999-2000
30%
2000
30%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
25%
1997
25%
1997
50%
2001-2002
50%
2001-2002
68%
1997-1998
68%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
100%
1999
100%
1998
75%
1997
67%
1994
75%
1997-1998
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
91%
1999
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
50%
1997
29%
1999-2000
30%
2000
30%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
25%
1997
25%
1997
63%
2001
100%
1999-2000
100%
1999-2000
91%
1999
100%
1997-1998
100%
1997-1998
46%
1999-2000
27%
1999-2000
20%
1997-1998
20%
1997-1998
67%
1997
67%
1997
50%
2002
68%
1997-1998
68%
1997-1998
64%
1997
64%
1997
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