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Common Ground Scorecard for Steve Scalise

U.S. House

Steve Scalise (LA-1 - R)

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Steve Scalise, who survived a mass shooting on a baseball field, is the minority whip and No. 2 House Republican in the 117th Congress. He’s also one of the party’s most effective fundraisers and communicators. Scalise cites his work in student government at LSU as the start of his political career. He formally entered politics in 1995, five years out of college, when he was elected to the state House.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Steve Scalise)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Common Ground Score is

25
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
5
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Party leaders, due to the nature of their position, are not scored on the Lugar Center's Bipartisan Index. Therefore, Official Performance points are based on the last score earned on the Bipartisan Index, prior to assuming the leadership position.

Personal Actions Commentary

Signed the Commitment to Civility.

Communications Commentary

"I am confident we can find many areas of agreement if we sit down and go through the bill you support, as well as the solutions I have co-sponsored, and try to find some common ground."

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?

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  • 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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