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Common Ground Scorecard for Mike Braun

U.S. Senate

Mike Braun (IN - R)

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Mike Braun is a conservative who was proud to work with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in creating jobs, building a strong national defense, reducing the debt and deficit, and helping veterans. Before Braun’s historic victory in 2018, he was the founder and CEO of Meyer Distributing, a company he built in his hometown of Jasper that employs hundreds of Americans across the country.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Mike Braun)

Learn what Mike Braun says about finding common ground

Not up for Reelection: Retiring

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging
  • Senate Committee on Budget
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

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 Mike Braun

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score increased 15 points based on 2023 performance. Top 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"We live in the greatest country in the world, but the tone and destructive rhetoric across the ideological spectrum is tearing our country apart and we must return to a society that works towards finding common ground on issues where we disagree."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • 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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