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Common Ground Scorecard for Jim Cooper

U.S. House

Jim Cooper (TN-5 - D)

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[Retiring at end of current term.] Jim Cooper, a self-described “nerd,” is known within his party as a health care, space exploration and budget expert who immerses himself in the minutiae of policy and often chastises members of both parties for being too partisan. His voting record shows that he strays from his party more often than the average Democrat, and many interest groups find him hard to pigeonhole. Cooper has focused on defense, the budget, health care, and voting rights.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jim Cooper)

Learn what Jim Cooper says about finding common ground

No Longer in Office

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Budget
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Oversight and Reform
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Common Ground Score is

23
Somewhat Below Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
3
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Jim Cooper

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"Our bipartisan group has already held several meetings to discuss and identify common ground – common sense measures and initiatives that can truly reform Congress... It is time to fix Congress, and we hope our colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join us in advancing policies that reflect the common ground that binds us together."

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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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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