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Common Ground Scorecard for Richard Burr

U.S. Senate

Richard Burr (NC - R)

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[Retiring at end of current term.] Richard Burr, in many ways, marches to the beat of his own drum. He buys dress shirts at Costco, often goes without socks, especially on travel days, and putters around Capitol Hill in a 1974 gray Volkswagen Thing, a convertible off-road vehicle with a rear bumper covered in campaign stickers. Burr worked for 17 years at Carswell Distributing Co., where he started off selling appliances and became national sales manager for the company. Taxation was the issue that led Burr to run for Congress in 1992.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Richard Burr)

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No Longer in Office

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging

Common Ground Score is

52
Well Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
12
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 Richard Burr

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democrat Senator Mark Warner for a public conversation where the two highlighted how leaders from opposite sides of the aisle are able to work together on issues of national importance, hosted by Wake Forest University. Member of the Senate Common Sense Coalition.

Communications Commentary

"I'm proud to have worked with my Senate colleagues to find common ground on an issue that affects all Americans."

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

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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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