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Common Ground Scorecard for Mike Waltz

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U.S. House

Mike Waltz (FL-6 - R)

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Michael Waltz served more than 24 years in the Army and that experience is reflected in his legislative priorities. He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress and was leader of the teams searching for Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl. He then served as a defense policy director in the Pentagon and served as then-Vice President Dick Cheney’s counterterrorism advisor. Waltz focuses on veterans issues and favors taking a harder line against China.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Mike Waltz)

Learn what Mike Waltz says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Common Ground Score is

53
*Common Ground Maverick*
Well 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
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Common Ground Score History for Mike Waltz

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment as well as on Bret Baier's Common Ground podcast. Joined Democratic Congressman John Garamendi for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Had a public conversation with Democratic Congressman Jim Himes on the Iran Nuclear Deal hosted by A Starting Point. Also had a public conversation with Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy. Member of the For Country Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I believe we can find common ground to unite our country once more."

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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