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Common Ground Scorecard for Richard Neal

U.S. House

Richard Neal (MA-1 - D)

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Neal’s calm, thoughtful demeanor suits him well for the job of leading the House’s chief tax oversight panel and Ways and Means Committee. Additional priorities include an infrastructure bill to upgrade the country’s roads, bridges, and waterways. Neal is a dependable Democratic vote, though he has a more pro-business bent and is a Roman Catholic so therefore can be considered more conservative on trade and abortion policy issues. Neal taught high school and lectured at several colleges before entering local politics as a city councilor.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Richard Neal)

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Top Organizations and Groups

  • Joint Committee on Taxation (Chairman)
  • House Committee on Ways and Means (Chairman)

Common Ground Score is

20
Somewhat Below 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
0
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Common Ground Score History for Richard Neal

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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

"There are many areas where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground and we must work toward them."

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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