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Common Ground Scorecard for Matt Cartwright

U.S. House

Matt Cartwright (PA-8 - D)

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Cartwright graduated from Hamilton College in 1983, and then he earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. While an undergraduate, he studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and he met his future wife, Marion Munley. After law school, he practiced law in Philadelphia for several years before relocating to Scranton to work with his father-in-law’s firm. Prior to joining Congress, he worked as a lawyer with the firm Munley, Munley & Cartwright for 25 years.

(Biography courtesy of https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Cartwright)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

71
Champion

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
11
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
20
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Common Ground Score History for Matt Cartwright

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Had a public conversation among a bipartisan group of five members of Congress at the Prescription and Illegal Drug Summit. Co-chairs the bipartisan House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I came to Congress to get things done and make people's lives better, and you achieve that by finding common ground with others who often have many views that differ from your own."

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

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