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Common Ground Scorecard for Gregory Meeks

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U.S. House

Gregory Meeks (NY-5 - D)

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At the start of the 117th Congress, Gregory Meeks became the first African-American to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Meeks promised a “historic shift” in foreign policy to new relationships with countries in the Western Hemisphere and Africa. A former prosecutor and state assemblyman from the New York City borough of Queens, Meeks is one of five New Yorkers in the House who are members of the pro-business New Democrat Coalition.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Gregory Meeks)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Chairman)

Common Ground Score is

33
*Common Ground Maverick*
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
3
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Republican Congressman Michael McCaul for two conversations on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"Congress must come together 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.

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

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