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Common Ground Scorecard for Scott Jensen

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Scott Jensen (MN - R)

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Dr. Scott Jensen is a lifelong Minnesotan who runs a medical practice anchored in Watertown with an office in Chaska. He is the author of the book “Relationship Matters: The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing,” which tells patient stories to emphasize the critical value of the patient-doctor relationship. In 2017, Jensen was elected to the state senate where he challenged the status quo and developed the reputation of being a problem solver and one who spoke unabashedly for his constituents. During his time in office, Jensen authored seven Bills that were passed by the Senate with bipartisan support.

(Biography courtesy of https://drscottjensen.com/)

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Common Ground Score is

37
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
17
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Official Performance Commentary

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Personal Actions Commentary

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Communications Commentary

"I was the chief author of seven bills that I brought to the Senate floor, every one of those passed. But what was remarkable was every one of those bills... passed unanimously. That means 420, yes, votes came in on my bills, and no navels. And the reason was, I went to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and I spoke with them. I don't like this division. Frankly, I don't even like the tenor of this conversation we're having today because it feels like it's banging up against each other. I think that Mike and I could probably, if we were over a cup of coffee or a glass of beer, we would hammer on some common ground. And we'd say, OK, how can we expand that? That's what we need to do. But I don't see the commitment there. I see this, this willingness to move from a shared mere disagreement, and just go straight to contempt. And we've got to find a way around it, or we're going to be stuck where we’re at... Is there a one of us who doesn’t want kids to be safe in schools and all of us to be secure in public places? Let’s together relentlessly search for common ground in the dialogue on public safety in America."

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Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

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