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Common Ground Scorecard for John Cornyn

U.S. Senate

John Cornyn (TX - R)

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John Cornyn, formerly the No. 2 Senate Republican, has kept his seat at Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s unofficial leadership table. A trusted chief lieutenant, he shares McConnell’s conservatism and strong desire for unity in the Republican conference. Cornyn has a keen interest in legal matters, informed by his experience as a Texas Supreme Court judge and state attorney general.

(Bloomberg Government biography of John Cornyn)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Finance

Common Ground Score is

67
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
27
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Senator Peter Welch for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment.

Communications Commentary

"This is the sort of thing that the American people deserve, when Republicans and Democrats, people all along the ideological spectrum, work together to find common ground." Eighth most instances of promoting common ground in communications (50) among all officials.

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground as one of four negotiators of landmark, bipartisan gun safety legislation.

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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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