Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2011 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 90% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 90% |
| John Kerry | 90% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 90% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 90% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 90% |
| Frank Lautenberg | 90% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Robert Matsui | 90% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 90% |
| Bob Menendez | 90% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 90% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
| Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 90% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 90% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
| Niki Tsongas | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 90% | |||
| John Warner | 90% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 90% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 90% |
| John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 85% | |||
| Max Baucus | 85% | |||
| Mark Begich | 85% | |||
| Howard Berman | 85% | |||
| Tim Bishop | 85% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 85% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 85% | |||
| John Dingell | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 85% |
| Gene Green | 85% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 85% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 85% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 85% |
| Steve Israel | 85% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 85% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 85% |
| Mary Landrieu | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 85% |
| Joe Lieberman | 85% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 85% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 85% | |||
| Brad Miller | 85% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 85% |
| John Olver | 85% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 85% |
| David Price | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 85% |
| Bobby Rush | 85% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 85% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 85% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 80% |
| Bruce Braley | 80% | |||
| Russ Carnahan | 80% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| Gerry Connolly | 80% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
| Mark Critz | 80% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
| Susan Davis | 80% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 80% | |||
| Norm Dicks | 80% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 80% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 80% | |||
| Jay Inslee | 80% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 80% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
| Joe Manchin III | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 80% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 80% |
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 80% |
| Gary Ackerman | 75% |