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Common Ground Scorecard for Chris Pappas

U.S. House

Chris Pappas (NH-1 - D)

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Chris Pappas, New Hampshire’s first openly gay congressman, has focused much of his legislative work on military veterans. He is also advocate of the Capitol Corridor Rail project, which would extend commuter rail from Boston to his district’s population centers of Nashua and Manchester. After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Pappas served in New Hampshire’s part-time state House for four years and helped run his family’s restaurant in Manchester.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Chris Pappas)

Learn what Chris Pappas says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Common Ground Score is

70
Champion

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

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

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Common Ground Score History for Chris Pappas

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Official Performance Commentary

Maximum credit for Official Performance. Official Performance score increased 17 points based on 2023 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Member of Problem Solvers Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I’ve had some interesting conversations with some of the newer Republican members of Congress. I think around transportation and infrastructure, there’s common ground. Around veterans healthcare issues, there’s common ground. I think there are real ways we can get some action on those and other issues. It all starts with building trust, building relationships with individuals with diverse points of view and seeing where that takes you."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Teamed up with Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales for the Anheuser-Busch Brew Across America Congressional Brewing Competition.

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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