Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2013 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 85% |
| Dan Kildee | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 85% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| George Miller | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 85% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 85% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 85% |
| Charlie Rangel | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 85% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 85% |
| Eric Swalwell | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 85% |
| Mark Udall | 85% | |||
| Mel Watt | 85% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 85% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 80% |
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| Tom Carper | 80% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 80% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 80% | |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 80% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 80% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 80% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 80% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 80% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 80% | |||
| David Price | 80% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 80% |
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 85% |
| Dan Kildee | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 85% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| George Miller | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 85% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 85% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 85% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 85% |
| Charlie Rangel | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 85% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 85% |
| Eric Swalwell | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 85% |
| Mark Udall | 85% | |||
| Mel Watt | 85% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 85% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 80% |
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| Tom Carper | 80% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 80% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 80% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 80% | |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 80% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 80% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 80% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 80% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 80% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 80% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 80% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 80% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 80% | |||
| David Price | 80% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 80% |
| Jon Tester | 80% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 80% |