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Common Ground Scorecard for Ted Lieu

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U.S. House

Ted Lieu (CA-36 - D)

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Ted Lieu, an avid social media user and frequent guest on cable news shows, was one of Donald Trump’s most prominent critics online, on TV, and in the halls of Congress. He clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Tang, the federal judiciary’s first Chinese American judge. Then Lieu joined the Air Force, spending four years on active duty in the Judge Advocate General corps. He still serves in the Air Force Reserve and was promoted to colonel in 2015.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Ted Lieu)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on the Judiciary

Common Ground Score is

36
*Common Ground Maverick*
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
6
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Republican Congressman Ken Buck and Republican Congressman Jay Obernolte for conversations on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment as well as on Bret Baier's Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"I will work on a bipartisan basis in the House and hopefully we can get something done. "

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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  • 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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