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Common Ground Scorecard for John Barrasso

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U.S. Senate

John Barrasso (WY- - R)

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John Barrasso’s forcefulness in attacking Democratic policies—informed partly by his background as a physician—has helped him ascend in conservative circles. An orthopedic surgeon before being elected to Congress, Barrasso first emerged as a leading Senate critic of the Affordable Care Act. Barrasso earned his medical degree from Georgetown University.

(Bloomberg Government biography of John Barrasso)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on Finance

Common Ground Score is

33
*Common Ground Maverick*
Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
3
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"Too often, politics can keep meaningful legislation from moving forward... it's still possible to find common ground on important issues that affect us all."

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 Senator Tom Carper saying, "We were successful in these efforts because we found common ground." "I think there is too little of finding common ground in Washington already. The last thing America needs is even more divisiveness." "Too often, politics can keep meaningful legislation from moving forward. This legislation demonstrated that it’s still possible to find common ground on important issues that affect us all."

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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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