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Common Ground Scorecard for Mike Gallagher

U.S. House

Mike Gallagher (WI-8 - R)

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Mike Gallagher was a Marine Corps intelligence officer and twice was deployed to Iraq, serving as a commander of intelligence teams. With that experience, defense is the focus of many of Gallagher’s legislative efforts. After leaving the Marines in 2013, he spent two years as aide to then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), concentrating on the Middle East, North Africa, and counterterrorism issues and finishing his doctorate work.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Mike Gallagher)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Common Ground Score is

62
Well Above Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
12
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Democratic Congressman Richie Torres for conversations on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment as well as on Bret Baier's Common Ground podcast. Joined Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Had two public conversations with Democratic colleagues hosted by A Starting Point. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, For Country Caucus, Future Caucus, and Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"This program helped us transition from campaigning to governing, ensuring our dialogue was more civil and our eyes more open to finding common ground. Getting to know my fellow freshmen as people before politicians and forging bipartisan relationships that are often hard to come by in this political climate is something we need more of in Washington.”

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring a bipartisan op-ed with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna saying, "Each of us have core values on which we will never compromise, and our voting records reflect that. However... Congress should find common ground on issues in order to get things done." Co-authored another bipartisan op-ed with Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi saying, "We found that when it comes to addressing the needs of working families in our districts, common ground is not hard to find if you are willing to work together."

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  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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