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Common Ground Scorecard for Lee Zeldin

U.S. House

Lee Zeldin (NY-1 - R)

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[Running for Governor.] Lee Zeldin, a veteran of the Iraq War and a close ally of former president Donald Trump, has embraced his party’s conservative positions on national issues such as border security and terrorism while advocating policies of particular significance to his eastern Long Island district, such as conservation and environmental protection. One of two Jewish Republican House members in the 117th Congress, Zeldin is an outspoken supporter of Israel. He served as a military intelligence officer, prosecutor, and magistrate who in 2007 transitioned to the Army Reserves, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Lee Zeldin)

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No Longer in Office

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Financial Services

Common Ground Score is

43
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
13
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance. Official Performance score decreased 14 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Member of the Future Caucus and the Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"We all love our country, and want to see our nation stronger, safer, freer, and more prosperous than ever before. Of course, there will be disagreement about the best ways to do this, but in this midst of these passionate discussions, must be a commitment to pursue common ground however possible."

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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  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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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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