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Common Ground Scorecard for Mark Takano

U.S. House

Mark Takano (CA-39 - D)

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Mark Takano has led the House Veterans Affairs Committee since 2019 and during his tenure the California lawmaker has focused on improving health care for veterans, particularly making suicide prevention one of the panel’s top priorities. Takano, who is gay and of Japanese descent, also has been a prominent advocate for Asian and LGBTQ Americans. He refers to himself as Congress’ first “Gaysian.” He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of California-Riverside and was elected to the Riverside Community College District board, where he served for 22 years.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Mark Takano)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Education and Labor
  • House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Chairman)

Common Ground Score is

30
Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
0
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
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

Joined Republican Congressman Mike Bost for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment. Had a public conversation with Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson on minimum wage hosted by A Starting Point.

Communications Commentary

"I hope that Republicans and Democrats are able to find common ground on these issues and work together to improve the lives of students and working families."

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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