Rating Group: Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
1996 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 95% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 85% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 85% |
| FL | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 5% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 15% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Jonathan Myers | Republican | 0% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 10% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Cleo Fields | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 85% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 30% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75% |
| OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 15% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 95% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 95% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | State House - 114 | John Bryant | Democratic | 65% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 90% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 90% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 90% | |||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 15% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 85% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 95% | |||
| Wayne Allard | 10% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 65% | |||
| Bill Archer | 5% | |||
| Richard Armey | 0% | |||
| John Ashcroft | 5% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 5% | |||
| Henry Scott Baesler | 60% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | |||
| William Baker | 5% | |||
| John Baldacci | 80% | |||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | |||
| James Barcia | 45% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Tom Barrett | 85% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 0% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | |||
| Joe Barton | 15% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 0% | |||
| Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 15% | |||
| Max Baucus | 85% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 85% | |||
| Anthony Beilenson | 90% | |||
| Bob Bennett | 5% | |||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 20% | |||
| Howard Berman | 90% | |||
| Tom Bevill | 35% | |||
| Joe Biden, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 20% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 5% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 95% | |||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 78% | |||
| Peter Blute | 45% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 50% | |||
| John Boehner | 0% | |||
| Kit Bond | 10% | |||
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 95% | |||
| Sonny Bono | 0% | |||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 65% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
| Bill Bradley | 85% | |||
| John Breaux | 60% | |||
| Bill Brewster | 25% | |||
| Glen Browder | 40% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 90% | |||
| George Brown, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Hank Brown | 5% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 95% | |||
| Sam Brownback | 5% | |||
| Richard Bryan | 85% | |||
| Ed Bryant | 0% | |||
| Dale Bumpers | 85% | |||
| Jim Bunn | 25% | |||
| Jim Bunning | 5% | |||
| Conrad Burns | 5% | |||
| Richard Burr | 5% | |||
| Dan Burton | 10% |