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Common Ground Scorecard for Chuck Schumer

U.S. Senate

Chuck Schumer (NY - D)

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Democrat Chuck Schumer, who after four decades in Congress became the first Senate majority leader from New York, is responsible for guiding President Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda through a divided Senate. Schumer pays close attention to issues that concern middle-class voters, such as increasing the tax-deductibility threshold for college tuition and is a staunch defender of Democratic views. Schumer graduated from Harvard and got his taste for politics working on Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 antiwar presidential bid. After also getting a law degree at Harvard, Schumer rejected job offers from law firms and instead decided to run for the New York State Assembly in 1974. He was 23.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Chuck Schumer)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex-Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Common Ground Score is

30
Average

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Party leaders, due to the nature of their position, are not scored on the Lugar Center's Bipartisan Index; Official Performance points are therefore a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"Our hope is to come together and find common ground where we can work in a bipartisan way to overcome the many challenges of our time."

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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  • 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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