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Common Ground Scorecard for Darrell Issa

U.S. House

Darrell Issa (CA-48 - R)

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Darrell Issa, a conservative Republican who once used his committee gavel to challenge and investigate the Obama administration and spar with his Democratic colleagues, returned to Capitol Hill after a two-year hiatus. Issa ran on a platform that supported building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, which is very close to the 50th District that encompasses parts of San Diego and Riverside counties. Before getting into politics, Issa co-founded Directed Electronics Inc. in 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio. It became one of the largest car security companies in the country and makes products such as the Viper alarm.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Darrell Issa)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

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

Common Ground Score is

51
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
11
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score increased 5 points based on 2023 performance. Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Congresswoman Madeleine Dean for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"We do have a lot of common ground in what we believe is going to help get America producing way ahead of the rest of the world. You know one of the challenges is to find those things we agree on and do them, and try to stay away from those divisive issues that often divide us."

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 Mike Honda saying, "In this era of nonstop fiscal debate, Republicans and Democrats have found common ground in making our government more efficient and accountable."

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  • 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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