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Common Ground Scorecard for Bill Foster

U.S. House

Bill Foster (IL-11 - D)

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Bill Foster’s career as a research scientist came in handy when the pandemic struck. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California appointed Foster, a physicist for more than two decades, to the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Foster worked for more than two decades at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory managing several multi-million-dollar accelerator construction and research projects.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Bill Foster)

Learn what Bill Foster says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Financial Services

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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Common Ground Score History for Bill Foster

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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

"We must build on that progress by solving the problems we continue to face and investing in the future. That means finding 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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