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Common Ground Scorecard for John Curtis

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U.S. House

John Curtis (UT-3 - R)

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John R. Curtis proudly represents Utah’s 3rd Congressional District where he is known for his reputation as someone who gets things done. Since being elected to Congress in 2017, John has passed 15 pieces of legislation into law, ranging in diverse topics such as better managing public lands, combatting human trafficking, reducing burdensome regulations on small businesses, and more. He has been ranked by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking as the 9th most effective Republican member of Congress. John serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee including as Vice-Chair of the Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee and a member of the Communications & Technology Subcommittee. On the Natural Resources Committee, he serves as Vice Chair of the Federal Lands Subcommittee and member of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee.

John has established an international reputation for his work on American energy solutions that unleash US clean fuels, put the US economy on steroids, strengthen our national security, make America energy independent, and reduce global pollution at the same time. John believes America should not just be energy independent. We should be energy dominant.

Before coming to Congress John was a small business owner. Where he was known as a real-world problem-solver. John served as the Mayor of Provo City for 8 years where he enjoyed a 94% approval rating and was named the “Top Elected Official on Social Media” in 2015. During his time as mayor John was recognized as Silicon Slopes Community Hero, UVU’s Civic Innovator Award and Person of the Year by Utah Valley Magazine.

John has been married to his wife Sue for 41 years and together they have 6 children and 16 grandchildren.

(Biography courtesy of https://curtis.house.gov/)

Learn what John Curtis says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Common Ground Score is

66
*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
16
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10
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Common Ground Score History for John Curtis

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had a public conversation with Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kuster as part of One Small Step Congress, hosted by StoryCorps. Also had a public conversation with Democratic Congressman Scott Peters as part of Common Grounds, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I look forward to coming together, finding common ground, and working towards the shared goal."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground with an ad following the Capitol attack saying, "We can disagree, we can debate, but we must do so without comtempt. We are losing too many friends, distancing too many family members, and tearing at the fabric of our democracy. Regardless of our political views, we can all speak with kindess, disagree with respect, and listen, really listen, to each other." Also championed common ground by co-authoring an op-ed with his campaign opponent saying, "We join together to ask that our fellow politicians, especially those already in positions of power, to bridge divides when possible and to show restraint in engaging in divisive rhetoric. We can no longer afford to have a deeply divided nation. We need to begin again to work together for the common good. We believe everyone from all political viewpoints should come together as Americans to reject this breakdown in our political discourse. We believe that we can disagree without being disagreeable and we can look to find common ground." Won Legislative Action Award from Bipartisan Policy Center.

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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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