Editing Americans for Democratic Action (section)

===Chairs and presidents===

Since 1947, ADA's leaders have been:<ref name="ADAhistory" />

* 1947–1948:  Wilson Wyatt <!-- linked above -->
* 1948–1949:  Leon Henderson <!-- linked above -->
* 1949–1950:  Senator Hubert Humphrey <!-- linked above -->
* 1950–1953:  [[Francis Biddle]]
* 1954–1955:  Arthur Schlesinger Jr. <!-- linked above --> and [[James Edward Doyle|James E. Doyle]] (co-chairs)
* 1955–1957:  Joseph L. Rauh Jr. <!-- linked above -->
* 1957–1959:  [[Robert R. Nathan]]
* 1959–1962:  [[Samuel H. Beer]]
* 1961–1964:  [[Paul Seabury]]
* 1962–1965:  [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/07/obituaries/john-p-roche-70-scholar-and-counselor-to-presidents.html John P. Roche]
* 1965–1967:  Rep. [[Don Edwards]]
* 1967–1969:  John Kenneth Galbraith <!-- linked above -->
* 1970–1971:  [[Joseph Duffey]]
* 1971–1973:  Rep. [[Allard K. Lowenstein]]
* 1974–1976:  Rep. [[Donald M. Fraser]]
* 1976–1978:  Senator [[George McGovern]]
* 1978–1981:  Rep. [[Patsy T. Mink]]
* 1981–1984:  The Rev. [[Robert F. Drinan]], S.J.
* 1984–1986:  Rep. [[Barney Frank]]
* 1986–1989:  Rep. [[Ted Weiss]]
* 1989–1991:  Rep. [[Charles B. Rangel]]
* 1991–1993:  Senator [[Paul D. Wellstone]]
* 1993–1995:  Rep. [[John Lewis]]
* 1995–1998:  [[Jack Sheinkman]]
* 1998–2000:  Rep. [[Jim Jontz]]
* 2000–2008:  Rep. [[Jim McDermott]]
* 2008–2010:  [[Richard Parker (economist)|Richard Parker]]
* 2010–2016: Rep. [[Lynn Woolsey]]
* 2017–2018: State Senator [[Daylin Leach]]
* 2018–: State Senator [[Art Haywood]]