Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 90% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 90% | |||
| David Price | 90% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 90% |
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| Tom Udall | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 90% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 85% |
| Barbara Boxer | 85% | |||
| Tom Carper | 85% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 85% |
| Gerry Connolly | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 85% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 85% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 85% |
| Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 85% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 85% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 85% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 85% | |||
| Jon Tester | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 85% |
| Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 85% |
| Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 85% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 80% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 80% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 80% |
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
| Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
| Sam Farr | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
| Gene Green | 80% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 80% |
| Steve Israel | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 90% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 90% | |||
| David Price | 90% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 90% |
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 90% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| Tom Udall | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 90% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 85% |
| Barbara Boxer | 85% | |||
| Tom Carper | 85% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 85% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 85% |
| Gerry Connolly | 85% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 85% |
| Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 85% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 85% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 85% |
| Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 85% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 85% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 85% |
| John Lewis | 85% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 85% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 85% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 85% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 85% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 85% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 85% | |||
| Jon Tester | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 85% |
| Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 85% |
| Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 85% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 85% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 80% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 80% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 80% |
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 80% |
| Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
| Sam Farr | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 80% |
| Gene Green | 80% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 80% |
| Steve Israel | 80% |