Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 85% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 85% |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 85% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 85% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 85% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 85% |
| Dean Phillips | 85% | |||
| David Price | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 85% | |||
| Max Rose | 85% | |||
| Harley Rouda | 85% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 85% |
| Donna Shalala | 85% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 85% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 85% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 85% |
| David Trone | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 85% |
| Cindy Axne | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 80% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 80% |
| T.J. Cox | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 80% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 80% |
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 80% |
| Donald McEachin | 80% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 80% |
| Xochitl Torres Small | 80% | |||
| Susan Wild | 80% | |||
| Anthony Brindisi | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 75% |
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 75% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 70% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 70% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 70% |
| Kurt Schrader | 70% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 65% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 65% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 60% |
| Ben McAdams | 60% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 55% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Rodney Davis | 35% | |||
| John Katko | 35% | |||
| Pete King | 35% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 35% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 35% |
| Donald Young | 35% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 25% |
| Tom Reed II | 25% | |||
| Fred Upton | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 20% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 20% |
| Susan Brooks | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 20% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 20% | |||
| Will Hurd | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 20% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 20% |
| Greg Walden | 20% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
| Tom Malinowski | 85% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 85% |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 85% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 85% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 85% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 85% |
| Dean Phillips | 85% | |||
| David Price | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 85% | |||
| Max Rose | 85% | |||
| Harley Rouda | 85% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 85% |
| Donna Shalala | 85% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 85% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 85% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 85% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 85% |
| David Trone | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 85% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 85% |
| Cindy Axne | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 80% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 80% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 80% |
| T.J. Cox | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 80% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 80% |
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 80% |
| Donald McEachin | 80% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 80% |
| Xochitl Torres Small | 80% | |||
| Susan Wild | 80% | |||
| Anthony Brindisi | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 75% |
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 75% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 75% |
| Joe Cunningham | 70% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 70% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 70% |
| Kurt Schrader | 70% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 65% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 65% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 60% |
| Ben McAdams | 60% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 55% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 50% |
| Rodney Davis | 35% | |||
| John Katko | 35% | |||
| Pete King | 35% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 35% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 35% |
| Donald Young | 35% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 25% |
| Tom Reed II | 25% | |||
| Fred Upton | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 20% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 20% |
| Susan Brooks | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 20% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 20% | |||
| Will Hurd | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 20% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 20% |
| Greg Walden | 20% |