OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)

2003 Positions

Prior Rating
Next Rating

Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

Page 2 of 6
results per page:
75 50 25
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Moran, Jr. 95%
Grace Napolitano 95%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Tim Ryan 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 95%
John Spratt, Jr. 95%
Debbie Stabenow 95%
Ted Strickland 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Chris Bell 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Jon Corzine 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Artur Davis 90%
Susan Davis 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Baron Hill 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Steve Israel 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
John Lewis 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Dennis Moore 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
David Price 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
John Tanner 90%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Max Baucus 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 85%
Howard Berman 85%
Marion Berry 85%
James Davis 85%
John Dingell 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
James Merrill Jeffords 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
John Kerry 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
Patrick Leahy 85%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 85%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 85%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Charlie Rangel 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Dennis Cardoza 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Moran, Jr. 95%
Grace Napolitano 95%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Tim Ryan 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 95%
John Spratt, Jr. 95%
Debbie Stabenow 95%
Ted Strickland 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Chris Bell 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Jon Corzine 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Artur Davis 90%
Susan Davis 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Baron Hill 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Steve Israel 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
John Lewis 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Dennis Moore 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
David Price 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
John Tanner 90%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Max Baucus 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 85%
Howard Berman 85%
Marion Berry 85%
James Davis 85%
John Dingell 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
James Merrill Jeffords 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
John Kerry 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
Patrick Leahy 85%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 85%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 85%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Charlie Rangel 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Dennis Cardoza 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Page 2 of 6
arrow_upward