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Common Ground Scorecard for Jodey Arrington

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U.S. House

Jodey Arrington (TX-19 - R)

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Jodey Arrington is a Republican with an insider’s knowledge of how Washington works, having served on President George W. Bush’s White House staff. Arrington’s focus is on trade policy, which is important to his expansive northwest Texas district where cotton growers export about 80 percent of their crop. Arrington earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration at Texas Tech. In 2004, he earned a Certificate of International Business Management at Georgetown University and served as President of Scott Laboratories.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jodey Arrington)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Joint Economic Committee
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Common Ground Score is

52
*Common Ground Maverick*
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
2
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had three public conversations with Democratic colleagues hosted by A Starting Point. Member of the Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"All of us have to put our country's interest before politics. And we all have to deal with the various factions of our party who won't be happy certainly with every component. We've got to find a way to find common ground."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring a bipartisan op-ed with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna saying they were "inspired to seek common ground to solve problems."

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  • 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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