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Common Ground Scorecard for Kathy Hochul

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Kathy Hochul (NY - D)

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Governor Kathy Hochul began her career in public service on her local Town Board before serving as Erie County Clerk, and then as a member of Congress for New York’s 26th District. She served in statewide office as Lieutenant Governor before replacing former Governor Cuomo in 2021. As Lieutenant Governor, Hochul chaired the statewide Regional Economic Development Council and co-chaired the State’s Heroin and Opioid Task Force. Her other initiatives include the ‘Enough is Enough’ law (to prevent sexual assault on college campuses), the State’s Paid Family Leave program, expanding access to affordable child care, and combating sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

(Biography courtesy of https://www.governor.ny.gov/)

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Up for Reelection in 2026

Common Ground Score is

20
Somewhat Below Average

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"From now on: we will share success. We will find common ground. We will restore trust in this government, because it has been eroded for far too long. And we will fight like hell -- not for turf, not for credit -- but for New Yorkers."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below 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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