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Common Ground Scorecard for Ron Wyden

U.S. Senate

Ron Wyden (OR - D)

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There is no cause more important to Wyden than how the nation treats its senior citizens. At Senate hearings, Wyden frequently recalls his experience as a young law school graduate serving as co-director of the Oregon Gray Panthers, an advocacy organization that confronts ageism and other social, economic and legal issues related to aging. As the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, where he claimed the gavel in 2021, Wyden plays a key role overseeing the Medicare program, along with tax and trade policies and Social Security.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Ron Wyden)

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Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Budget
  • Joint Committee on Taxation (Vice Chair)

Common Ground Score is

40
Somewhat Above Average

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Traveled around Oregon with Republican Senator Gordon Smith to discover common ground and develop a bipartisan agenda.

Communications Commentary

"I, over time, have gotten a fair amount of flak for sometimes being too bipartisan, doing too much to try to bring both sides together. I always will say--always--it is better if you can find common ground." Second most instances of promoting common ground in communications (105) among all officials.

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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