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Common Ground Scorecard for Jennifer McClellan

U.S. House

Jennifer McClellan (VA-4 - D)

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Jennifer McClellan was elected in February 2023 in a special election to replace former Rep. Donald McEachin. She is the first Black congresswoman to represent Virginia. McClellan has served greater Richmond in the General Assembly for 17 years and earned a reputation as a strong legislative champion for Virginians, passing landmark laws to protect voting rights, safeguard abortion access, tackle climate change, rebuild crumbling schools, expand Obamacare in Virginia, protect workers’ rights, and reform Virginia’s criminal justice system.

(Biography courtesy of https://jennifermcclellan.com/about/)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Common Ground Score is

23
Somewhat Below 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
0

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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

"You really need to listen and understand why people believe what they believe, where they are coming from. And when you do that, sometimes you’ll find common ground."

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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