Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2021 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 90% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 90% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 90% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
| Donald McEachin | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 90% |
| Katie Porter | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 90% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 90% |
| Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 90% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 90% |
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 85% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 85% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 85% |
| Jim Cooper | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 85% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 85% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 85% |
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 90% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 90% |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 90% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 90% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 90% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 90% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 90% |
| Donald McEachin | 90% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 90% |
| Katie Porter | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 90% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 90% |
| Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 90% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 90% |
| David Scott | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 90% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 90% |
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 85% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 85% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 85% |
| Jim Cooper | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 85% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 85% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 85% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 85% |
| 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% |