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Common Ground Scorecard for Bill Keating

U.S. House

Bill Keating (MA-9 - D)

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Bill Keating has made national security a core focus on Capitol Hill, while also keeping watch on issues such as fisheries, flood insurance, and prescription drug abuse that are of special interest to his Massachusetts constituents. Earlier in his Congressional career, Keating was the lead investigator into the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 and was part of the first congressional trip to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden’s death. He earned his law degree from Boston’s Suffolk University in 1985, the same year he began serving in the state Senate after four terms in the House.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Bill Keating)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Common Ground Score is

31
Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
11
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score increased 8 points based on 2023 performance. Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"There is much truth to the old adage ‘You speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you say.’ We have become a country where all too often our backs are up, always looking to verbally spar, instead of listening and coming to common ground. The damage we are doing to ourselves and our role on the world stage is incalculable.”

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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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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