Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2021 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 85% |
| Derek Kilmer | 85% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 85% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 85% |
| Kathy Manning | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 85% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 85% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 85% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Colin Allred | 80% | |||
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 80% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 80% | |||
| David Cicilline | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 80% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Val Demings | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
| Tom Malinowski | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 80% |
| Dean Phillips | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 80% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 80% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 80% |
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
| David Trone | 80% | |||
| Jennifer Wexton | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 75% |
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 75% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 75% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 75% |
| Susan Wild | 75% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 70% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 70% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 70% |
| Ron Kind | 70% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 70% | |||
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 70% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 65% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 60% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 55% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 55% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 30% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 30% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 25% |
| John Katko | 20% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 20% |
| Fred Upton | 20% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 15% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 15% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 15% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 15% |
| Peter Meijer | 15% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 15% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 15% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 10% |
| Ben Sasse | 10% | |||
| Donald Young | 10% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 5% |
| Richard Burr | 5% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Garcia | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 5% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 5% |
| Marjorie Greene | 5% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 85% |
| Derek Kilmer | 85% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 85% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 85% |
| Kathy Manning | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 85% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 85% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 85% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 85% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 85% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Colin Allred | 80% | |||
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 80% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 80% | |||
| David Cicilline | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 80% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Val Demings | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 80% |
| Tom Malinowski | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 80% |
| Dean Phillips | 80% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 80% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 80% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 80% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 80% |
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 80% |
| David Trone | 80% | |||
| Jennifer Wexton | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 75% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 75% |
| Conor Lamb | 75% | |||
| Elaine Luria | 75% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 75% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 75% |
| Susan Wild | 75% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 70% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 70% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 70% |
| Ron Kind | 70% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 70% | |||
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 70% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 65% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 60% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 55% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 55% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 30% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 30% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 25% |
| John Katko | 20% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 20% |
| Fred Upton | 20% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 15% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 15% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 15% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 15% |
| Peter Meijer | 15% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 15% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 15% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 10% |
| Ben Sasse | 10% | |||
| Donald Young | 10% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | R | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 5% |
| Richard Burr | 5% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 5% |
| Mike Garcia | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 5% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 5% |
| Marjorie Greene | 5% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 5% |