Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 85% |
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 85% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| Gwen Graham | 80% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 80% |
| Corrine Brown | 75% | |||
| Tom Carper | 75% | |||
| Ron Kind | 75% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 75% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 75% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 75% |
| Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
| Jon Tester | 75% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 65% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 65% |
| Brad Ashford | 60% | |||
| John Delaney | 60% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 55% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 45% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 45% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 35% |
| Richard Hanna | 35% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 35% | |||
| Mark Takai | 35% | |||
| Bob Dold | 30% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 30% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 30% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 25% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 25% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 25% |
| Justin Amash | 20% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 20% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 20% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 20% |
| Mo Brooks | 15% | |||
| Barbara Comstock | 15% | |||
| Ryan Costello | 15% | |||
| Carlos Curbelo | 15% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 15% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 15% | |||
| Dean Heller | 15% | |||
| Steve King | 15% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 15% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 15% |
| Rob Portman | 15% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 10% |
| Michael Burgess | 10% | |||
| Richard Burr | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 10% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 10% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| Frank Guinta | 10% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 10% |
| John Katko | 10% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| Dave Reichert | 10% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 10% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 10% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 10% |
| Lou Barletta | 5% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 5% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 5% | |||
| Diane Black | 5% | |||
| Rod Blum | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 5% |
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 5% | |||
| Dan Coats | 5% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 5% | |
| Robert Corker | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 5% |
| John Culberson | 5% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Flake | 5% | |||
| Trent Franks | 5% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 5% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 5% |