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Common Ground Scorecard for David Valadao

U.S. House

David Valadao (CA-22 - R)

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Dairy farmer David Valadao reclaimed his House seat in 2020, representing the heavily agricultural Central San Joaquin Valley. Employment and health care concerns are prominent in the valley, where agricultural workers were hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Valadao became interested in politics while serving as a regional leadership council chairman for an agriculture cooperative, a position that took him to Sacramento and Washington to advocate for dairy farmers. He was elected to the California Assembly in 2010, and during his one term served as vice chairman of the Agriculture Committee.

(Bloomberg Government biography of David Valadao)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

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  • House Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

59
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
19
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score increased 15 points based on 2023 performance. Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Participated in the American Congressional Exchange with Democratic Congresswoman Susie Lee. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I have been working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to find common ground on the issue of immigration reform."

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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