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Common Ground Scorecard for Andre Carson

U.S. House

Andre Carson (IN-7 - D)

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André Carson of Indianapolis makes national security his focus as the first Muslim to serve on the House Intelligence Committee. Carson was named chair of the prestigious select committee’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation, which focuses especially on eliminating domestic terrorism by white nationalists, which he calls one of the country’s biggest threats. Much of his focus in Congress has been aimed at helping those who live in disadvantaged communities. He supports education, job training and economic development programs aimed at relieving poverty.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Andre Carson)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Common Ground Score is

-9
Well Below Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
1
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
-20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Andre Carson

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Member of a common ground focused caucus.

Communications Commentary

Lost 20 points for insulting a political opponent as a "coward" and "punk."

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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