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Common Ground Scorecard for Brian Fitzpatrick

U.S. House

Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1 - R)

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Combating corruption and terrorism are priorities that have followed Brian Fitzpatrick from the FBI to the House, where he’s an independent-minded Republican seeking bipartisanship in what he’s called a “Hatfield and McCoy environment” of smash-mouth politics. In April 2021, Fitzpatrick became a co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bloc of bipartisan-minded House members evenly divided between the two parties. Fitzpatrick has said the caucus is the “only thing that’s going to save our country.” Brian Fitzpatrick earned his bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University before obtaining an MBA and a law degree from Penn State. He clerked for a federal judge before joining the FBI.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Brian Fitzpatrick)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Common Ground Score is

100
Champion

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Maximum credit for Official Performance, highest score on the Lugar Bipartisan Index.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had a public conversation across political differences as part of a Citizen Panel event hosted by Civic Genius. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus and the Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"This Congress can, and must, play a part in restoring the civility and respect that makes productive dialog possible. I'm not saying we'll agree on everything, but a spirit of mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual cooperation is the bedrock of making our government and our communities work."

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring op-eds with Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi and Democratic Congressman Anthony Brindisi, and alongside Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on the Let's Find Common Ground podcast.

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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