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Common Ground Scorecard for Ron Johnson

U.S. Senate

Ron Johnson (WI - R)

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First elected to the Senate in the Tea Party wave of 2010, Ron Johnson is a free-market Republican and plastics manufacturing business executive who extols private industry over the public sector. Johnson, who often calls himself the Senate’s “only manufacturer,” is known for peppering his floor speeches and Budget Committee testimony with charts and statistics like historical debt-to-GDP ratios. Before entering politics he worked at PACUR, which produces plastics.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Ron Johnson)

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Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on Budget
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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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Official Performance Commentary

Bottom 25% for Official Performance. Official Performance score decreased 5 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"I will do everything in my power to find common ground to pursue our shared goals and aspirations."

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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