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Common Ground Scorecard for Brian Schatz

U.S. Senate

Brian Schatz (HI - D)

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Brian Schatz is a prominent voice on environmental issues who favors policies to reduce fossil fuel consumption that he sees as an immediate threat to his constituents in Hawaii. After earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1994, Schatz returned to Hawaii where he taught briefly at Punahou and was active in a variety of community advocacy groups. For eight years, Schatz worked as the CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii, a social service organization.
Schatz began his foray into politics in 1998, winning election to the Hawaii House of Representatives at age 26.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Brian Schatz)

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Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Chairman)
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Common Ground Score is

24
Somewhat Below Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
4
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 Brian Schatz

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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

"When there are disagreements, we do everything we can to work them out internally and to find 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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