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Common Ground Scorecard for Elissa Slotkin

U.S. House

Elissa Slotkin (MI-7 - D)

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Elissa Slotkin’s interest in and outspokenness on foreign policy and cybersecurity are rooted in her experience as a former intelligence and national security official in the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, with a focus on the Middle East. She joined the intelligence community after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and ended up with three tours of Iraq as a CIA Middle East expert. The attacks changed the “trajectory of my life,” Slotkin said. In 2017 Slotkin returned to Michigan, once again living on the family farm, and started a national security and government affairs consulting business.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Elissa Slotkin)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Common Ground Score is

95
Champion

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
25
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
20
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had a public conversation across political differences with Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga focused on the need for greater bipartisan consensus at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"Continue to find areas of common ground until a bipartisan deal is reached. Do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. That is our responsibility, and our mandate."

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Won Legislative Action Award from Bipartisan Policy Center.

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  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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