Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2019 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 85% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 85% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 85% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 85% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 85% |
| Dave Loebsack | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 85% |
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 85% |
| Dean Phillips | 85% | |||
| Katie Porter | 85% | |||
| Max Rose | 85% | |||
| Harley Rouda | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 85% |
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 85% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 85% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 85% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 80% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 80% |
| T.J. Cox | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 80% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 80% |
| Kamala Harris | 80% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 80% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
| Conor Lamb | 80% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 80% |
| Dan Lipinski | 80% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 80% |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 80% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 80% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 80% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 80% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 80% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 80% |
| Susan Wild | 80% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 75% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 75% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 75% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 70% |
| Katie Hill | 70% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 70% | |||
| Xochitl Torres Small | 70% | |||
| Anthony Brindisi | 65% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 65% | |||
| Doug Jones | 65% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 65% | |||
| Ben McAdams | 65% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 65% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 60% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 60% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 45% | |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 40% |
| Collin Peterson | 35% | |||
| Pete King | 30% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 30% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 25% |
| Will Hurd | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 20% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 20% | |||
| John Katko | 20% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 20% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 20% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 20% |
| Fred Upton | 20% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 20% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 15% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 15% |
| Rodney Davis | 15% | |||
| Kay Granger | 15% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 85% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 85% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 85% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 85% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 85% |
| Dave Loebsack | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 85% |
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 85% |
| Dean Phillips | 85% | |||
| Katie Porter | 85% | |||
| Max Rose | 85% | |||
| Harley Rouda | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 85% |
| David Scott | 85% | |||
| José Serrano | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 85% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 85% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 85% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 85% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 80% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 80% |
| T.J. Cox | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 80% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 80% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 80% |
| Kamala Harris | 80% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 80% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 80% |
| Conor Lamb | 80% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 80% |
| Dan Lipinski | 80% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 80% |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 80% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 80% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 80% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 80% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 80% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 80% |
| Susan Wild | 80% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 75% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 75% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 75% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 75% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 75% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 70% |
| Katie Hill | 70% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 70% | |||
| Xochitl Torres Small | 70% | |||
| Anthony Brindisi | 65% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 65% | |||
| Doug Jones | 65% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 65% | |||
| Ben McAdams | 65% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 65% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 60% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 60% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 45% | |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 40% |
| Collin Peterson | 35% | |||
| Pete King | 30% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 30% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 25% |
| Will Hurd | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 20% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 20% | |||
| John Katko | 20% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 20% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 20% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 20% |
| Fred Upton | 20% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 20% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 15% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 15% |
| Rodney Davis | 15% | |||
| Kay Granger | 15% |