Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2019 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 90% |
| Val Demings | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 90% |
| Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 90% |
| Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 90% |
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ron Kind | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 90% |
| Jim Langevin | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 90% |
| Nita Lowey | 90% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 90% |
| Cedric Richmond | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 90% |
| Donna Shalala | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
| David Trone | 90% | |||
| Colin Allred | 85% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 85% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 85% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 85% |
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 90% |
| Val Demings | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 90% |
| Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 90% |
| Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 90% |
| Derek Kilmer | 90% | |||
| Ron Kind | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 90% |
| Jim Langevin | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 90% |
| Nita Lowey | 90% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 90% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 90% |
| Cedric Richmond | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 90% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 90% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 90% |
| Donna Shalala | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 90% |
| David Trone | 90% | |||
| Colin Allred | 85% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 85% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 85% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 85% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 85% |
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| 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% |