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Common Ground Scorecard for Alan Lowenthal

U.S. House

Alan Lowenthal (CA-47 - D)

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[Retiring at end of current term.] Alan Lowenthal is a loyal Democrat who falls in line on the party’s legislative agenda. He opposed Republican efforts to roll back environmental regulations, supports stricter gun control regulations, and wants to protect DACA. Lowenthal, active for two decades in community affairs promoting education, low-income housing, homeless assistance, and gay rights, was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1992. In 1998, he quit teaching after winning a seat in the state Assembly, then moved to the state Senate in 2004.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Alan Lowenthal)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Common Ground Score is

43
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
3
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Alan Lowenthal

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Participated in the American Congressional Exchange with Republican Congressman Garret Graves. Member of the Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"Let's begin by finding our 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?

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  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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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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