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Common Ground Scorecard for Andy Barr

U.S. House

Andy Barr (KY-6 - R)

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Andy Barr is a small-government Republican who wants to keep Congress from tinkering with coal mining in his home state of Kentucky and from censoring social media platforms. He says Congress must halt “runaway spending” and “overregulation.” He also has embraced the politics of Donald Trump and his supporters. Born in Lexington, Barr earned a government and philosophy degree from the University of Virginia. He began his career in politics in 1996 as a legislative assistant to then-Rep. Jim Talent (R-Mo.).

(Bloomberg Government biography of Andy Barr)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Financial Services

Common Ground Score is

54
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
4
Personal ActionsMAX 30
30
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

Participated in the American Congressional Exchange with Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta. Joined Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Member of a common ground focused caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I will continue to work with my colleagues to try to find common ground and to develop consensus."

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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  • 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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