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Common Ground Scorecard for Mark Pocan

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U.S. House

Mark Pocan (WI-2 - D)

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Pocan isn’t shy about his desire to increase the number of progressive lawmakers in Congress as a way to advance Democratic policy proposals in a “faster and more aggressive” fashion. “Bipartisanship isn’t the goal. The goal is to help people,” Pocan told The Capital Times in August 2021. The lawmaker was among a record number of openly gay people elected to Congress in 2012 and serves a co-chairman of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Pocan opened his own printing company in 1988 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. The shop is unionized, and Pocan, along with the employees, is a union member.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Mark Pocan)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • Joint Economic Committee
  • House Committee on Education and Labor

Common Ground Score is

32
*Common Ground Maverick*
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
2
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had a public conversation across political differences as part of a Citizen Panel event hosted by Civic Genius.

Communications Commentary

"So many issues aren't completely left or right issues, that people care about. And even then, when they are, you often find common ground that you didn't even know existed in some areas, if you really have a chance to get to know people and have that kind of conversation in a civil way, rather than on the floor ... And that takes ability to sit down and have conversations."

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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  • 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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