Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 15% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 15% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 15% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 15% |
| David McKinley | 15% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 15% |
| Bill Posey | 15% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 15% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 10% |
| Rob Bishop | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 10% |
| Mo Brooks | 10% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 10% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 10% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 10% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 10% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 10% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 10% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| Steve King | 10% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 10% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 10% |
| Kenny Marchant | 10% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 10% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 10% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Phil Roe | 10% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 10% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 10% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 10% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 10% |
| Mike Waltz | 10% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 10% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 5% |
| Dan Bishop | 5% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 5% |
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 5% |
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 5% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Duncan | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 5% |
| Bill Flores | 5% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 5% |
| Matt Gaetz | 5% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 5% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 5% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 5% |
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 5% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 5% |
| Jody Hice | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 5% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 5% |
| Chris Jacobs | 5% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 5% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 5% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 5% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 5% | |||
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | Republican | 5% |
| Billy Long | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 5% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 15% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 15% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 15% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 15% |
| David McKinley | 15% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 15% |
| Bill Posey | 15% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 15% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 10% |
| Rob Bishop | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 10% |
| Mo Brooks | 10% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 10% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 10% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 10% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 10% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 10% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 10% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 10% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 10% |
| Steve King | 10% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 10% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 10% |
| Kenny Marchant | 10% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 10% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 10% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Phil Roe | 10% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 10% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 10% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 10% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 10% |
| Mike Waltz | 10% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 10% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 5% |
| Dan Bishop | 5% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 5% |
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 5% |
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 5% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 5% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 5% |
| Jeff Duncan | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 5% |
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 5% |
| Bill Flores | 5% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 5% |
| Matt Gaetz | 5% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 5% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 5% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 5% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 5% |
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 5% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 5% |
| Jody Hice | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 5% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 5% |
| Chris Jacobs | 5% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 5% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 5% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 5% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 5% | |||
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | R | 5% |
| Billy Long | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 5% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 5% |