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Common Ground Scorecard for Josh Riley

U.S. House

Josh Riley (NY-19 - D)

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The work ethic and values that Josh Riley learned growing up in Upstate New York have guided his career – from Staff Assistant to Congressman Maurice Hinchey, to Policy Analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor, to law clerk for Judge Kim Wardlaw on the U.S. Court of Appeals, to General Counsel to U.S. Senator Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee. As an attorney in private legal practice, Riley has filed briefs arguing for stronger campaign finance laws, better healthcare for all, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and improved access to benefits for veterans. He also supported legal challenges opposing the Trump Administration’s discriminatory immigration policies, filing U.S. Supreme Court arguments to support Dreamers and oppose the Muslim Ban.

(Biography courtesy of https://joshrileyforcongress.com/)

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Common Ground Score is

37
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
17
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 Josh Riley

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Official Performance Commentary

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Personal Actions Commentary

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

Communications Commentary

"Congress is so divided and so disfunctional and it doesn't have to be that way... There are a lot of areas where I thiknk we can bring people together and make a lot of progress."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

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  • Average
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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

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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