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Common Ground Scorecard for Phil Murphy

Governor

Phil Murphy (NJ - D)

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Since taking office in 2018, Governor Phil Murphy has focused on building a stronger, fairer, and more affordable New Jersey. Under the governor’s leadership, New Jersey has emerged as a pioneer in the deployment of clean energy technologies and a model for social justice. Prior to entering public life, Governor Murphy worked for over twenty years at Goldman Sachs, where he led offices in Germany and Hong Kong. In 2006, he was appointed National Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and from 2009 until 2013, served as the United States Ambassador to The Federal Republic of Germany.

(Biography courtesy of https://nj.gov/governor/)

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Not up for Reelection: Term Limited

Common Ground Score is

44
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
9
Personal ActionsMAX 30
15
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Republican Governor Spencer Cox for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast.

Communications Commentary

"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's gospel of love and sharing common ground still inspires. Dr. King famously said, 'We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.'"

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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