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Common Ground Scorecard for Michael McCaul

U.S. House

Michael McCaul (TX-10 - R)

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Michael McCaul backed most of Donald Trump’s presidential policies and decisions, serving as a national security adviser to the 2016 campaign. He ultimately voted against impeaching Trump, but the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by a right-wing mob left him fuming. Closer to home, McCaul has introduced legislation for grants to better train police in dealing with people with mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities, and for a pilot program to train law enforcement officers to recognize and help victims of child exploitation and human trafficking. Prior to politics, McCaul worked as a federal prosecutor and as a deputy state attorney general under then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn. He also served as head of counterterrorism and national security in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Texas.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Michael McCaul)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Homeland Security

Common Ground Score is

46
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
16
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Michael McCaul

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment. Joined Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks for two conversations on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"This bipartisan common ground is where we can find a long-term legislative solution."

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

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