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Common Ground Scorecard for Jack Reed

U.S. Senate

Jack Reed (RI - D)

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A former Army Ranger and West Point graduate, Jack Reed is a soft-spoken, cerebral and civil leader on military matters for Senate Democrats. He supports abortion rights, gun control, same-sex marriage, and a vigorous federal government role in providing a social safety net and consumer and environmental protections. The Army put him through a master’s of public policy program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and he subsequently taught at West Point until he left active duty in 1979. Before his election to the Rhode Island state Senate in 1984, he went to law school and joined the law firm Edwards and Angell.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jack Reed)

Learn what Jack Reed says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2026

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (Chairman)
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex-Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

20
Somewhat Below Average

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

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

Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle 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.

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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