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Common Ground Scorecard for John Katko

U.S. House

John Katko (NY-24 - R)

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[Retiring at end of current term.] John Katko considers himself a pragmatist who has walked a centrist line since first being elected to Congress in 2014. One of Katko’s biggest priorities is to focus on cybersecurity, including the massive Russian hack of the U.S. government. He had arguably the highest-profile test of his bipartisan bona fides when he joined nine other Republicans in voting for an impeachment resolution in January 2021 that accused then-President Donald Trump of inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol.

(Bloomberg Government biography of John Katko)

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No Longer in Office

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Homeland Security (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Common Ground Score is

90
Champion

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Maximum credit for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Hosted Democratic Congressman Anthony Brindisi in his district to promote finding a bipartisan solution out of the government shutdown. Joined Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Held a joint Facebook Live town hall with Democratic Congressman Anthony Brindisi on the pandemic. Had a bipartisan public conversation about working across the aisle hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"Now, more than ever, Congress must put down the swords and work across party lines to find common ground on the issues that matter to our nation."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Won Legislative Action Award from Bipartisan Policy Center.

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