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Common Ground Scorecard for Ken Calvert

U.S. House

Ken Calvert (CA-41 - R)

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Ken Calvert holds the top Republican spot on the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense panel and is a point man for the party’s priorities in the Pentagon’s budget as well a conservative lawmaker adroit at handling spending cuts. He has served in the House for roughly three decades and is the most senior Republican in the California delegation. One of his long-standing priorities has been to reduce the number of civilian employees working for the Pentagon.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Ken Calvert)

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  • House Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

31
Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
6
Personal ActionsMAX 30
5
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Signed the Commitment to Civility.

Communications Commentary

"While we come from different sides of the aisle, we never had a problem finding common ground – a lost art in Congress lately."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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