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James Armes III'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.

91%
2014
91%
2014
71%
2018
63%
2016
80%
2015
70%
2014
86%
2013
43%
2011
67%
2010
67%
2009
50
2008
47%
2019
47%
2019
79%
2015
47%
2019
47%
2019
21%
2013-2014
21%
2013-2014
43%
2019
71%
2018
71%
2018
63%
2016
63%
2016
80%
2015
80%
2015
70%
2014
70%
2014
86%
2013
86%
2013
43%
2011
43%
2011
67%
2010
67%
2010
67%
2009
67%
2009
50
2008
50
2008
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