Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)

2010 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Leonard Lance 5%
George LeMieux 5%
John Linder 5%
Connie Mack IV 5%
Kenny Marchant 5%
Candice Miller 5%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 5%
Mike Pence 5%
Ted Poe 5%
Denny Rehberg 5%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Peter Roskam 5%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 5%
Jeff Sessions III 5%
John Shadegg 5%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 5%
John Sullivan 5%
Lee Terry 5%
David Vitter 5%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 5%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 5%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Todd Akin 0%
Steve Austria 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Leonard Lance 5%
George LeMieux 5%
John Linder 5%
Connie Mack IV 5%
Kenny Marchant 5%
Candice Miller 5%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 5%
Mike Pence 5%
Ted Poe 5%
Denny Rehberg 5%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Peter Roskam 5%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 5%
Jeff Sessions III 5%
John Shadegg 5%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 5%
John Sullivan 5%
Lee Terry 5%
David Vitter 5%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 5%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 5%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 0%
Todd Akin 0%
Steve Austria 0%
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