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Common Ground Scorecard for Rand Paul

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U.S. Senate

Rand Paul (KY - R)

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Whether he’s in the Senate majority or minority, Rand Paul has persisted in a longtime crusade for a smaller federal government and a less interventionist foreign policy. The Kentucky senator with libertarian impulses called attention to a rising national debt after multitrillion-dollar spending packages were enacted during the Donald Trump and Joe Biden presidencies to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Paul, who sought the White House in 2016, is a dogged advocate for checking presidential power, including curbs on what he calls “forever wars.” He earned a medical degree from Duke University and set up an ophthalmology practice in Bowling Green, Ky. In 1994, he founded Kentucky Taxpayers United, a watchdog group tracking taxation and spending issues in the Kentucky state legislature until it disbanded in 2000.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Rand Paul)

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Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Common Ground Score is

30
*Common Ground Maverick*
Average

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"I think it is evident that people can be from different perspectives, find common ground, and try to get to a point which is not a partisan point."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground in an op-ed titled "Congress is not the angry place depicted, and together we get a lot done," in which he celebrated many bipartisan accomplishments and said, "we try hard to find conversations concerning areas we can agree upon. Some of my most significant accomplishments in the Senate have come from reaching across the aisle and working with Democrats."

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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