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Common Ground Scorecard for Jim Banks

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U.S. House

Jim Banks (IN-3 - R)

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A Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan, Indiana Congressman Jim Banks is a social and fiscal conservative who favors shrinking the federal government’s role outside of national defense. Banks grew up in a trailer park in Columbia City and was the first member of his family to go to college. He worked in commercial real estate and earned an MBA from Grace College in 2013. His path to elected office began at the local level, working first on campaign staffs for several Republican candidates.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jim Banks)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Education and Labor

Common Ground Score is

33
*Common Ground Maverick*
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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Common Ground Score History for Jim Banks

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Member of a common ground focused caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I will work in a bipartisan fashion 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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