Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kind | 65% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 65% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 65% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 65% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 65% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 65% |
| Elijah Cummings | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 60% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 60% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 60% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 60% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 55% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 55% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 55% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 55% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 55% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 55% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 55% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 55% |
| Kurt Schrader | 55% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 55% |
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 50% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 50% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 50% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 50% | |||
| Jackie Speier | 50% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 45% | |||
| Justin Amash | 40% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 40% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 40% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 35% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 35% |
| Conor Lamb | 30% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 30% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 30% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 30% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 30% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 30% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 25% |
| Leonard Lance | 25% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 20% |
| John Faso | 20% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 20% |
| Frank LoBiondo | 20% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 20% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 20% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 20% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 20% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 15% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 15% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| Louie Gohmert | 15% | |||
| John Katko | 15% | |||
| Pete King | 15% | |||
| Steve King | 15% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 15% |
| Collin Peterson | 15% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 15% |
| Barbara Comstock | 10% | |||
| Robert Corker | 10% | |||
| Ryan Costello | 10% | |||
| Carlos Curbelo | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 10% |
| Jeff Flake | 10% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 10% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 10% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 10% |
| Bruce Poliquin | 10% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 10% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 10% |
| Peter Roskam | 10% | |||
| Fred Upton | 10% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 5% |
| Lou Barletta | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 5% |
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kind | 65% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 65% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 65% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 65% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 65% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 65% |
| Elijah Cummings | 60% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 60% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 60% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 60% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 60% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 60% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 55% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 55% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 55% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 55% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 55% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 55% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 55% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 55% |
| Kurt Schrader | 55% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 55% |
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 50% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 50% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 50% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 50% | |||
| Jackie Speier | 50% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 45% | |||
| Justin Amash | 40% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 40% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Tom O'Halleran | 40% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 35% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 35% |
| Conor Lamb | 30% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 30% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 30% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 30% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 30% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 30% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 25% |
| Leonard Lance | 25% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 20% |
| John Faso | 20% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 20% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 20% |
| Frank LoBiondo | 20% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 20% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 20% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 20% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 20% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 15% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 15% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 15% |
| Louie Gohmert | 15% | |||
| John Katko | 15% | |||
| Pete King | 15% | |||
| Steve King | 15% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 15% |
| Collin Peterson | 15% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 15% |
| Barbara Comstock | 10% | |||
| Robert Corker | 10% | |||
| Ryan Costello | 10% | |||
| Carlos Curbelo | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 10% |
| Jeff Flake | 10% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 10% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 10% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 10% |
| Bruce Poliquin | 10% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 10% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 10% |
| Peter Roskam | 10% | |||
| Fred Upton | 10% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 5% |
| Lou Barletta | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 5% |
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 5% |