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Common Ground Scorecard for Tom Cole

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U.S. House

Tom Cole (OK-4 - R)

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The senior Native American in the House, Cole is a member on two of the House’s most powerful committees. Cole has other GOP leadership positions as well; he is the House Republican conference’s deputy minority whip and from 2006 to 2008, Cole chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee—the campaign arm of House Republicans. Cole has practiced politics as an adviser, candidate, and officeholder.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Tom Cole)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Rules (Ranking Member)

Common Ground Score is

39
*Common Ground Maverick*
Somewhat Above Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
14
Personal ActionsMAX 30
5
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance. Official Performance score decreased 10 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Signed the Commitment to Civility.

Communications Commentary

"The American people elected lawmakers and the president to govern, and they depend on us to work together and find common ground, regardless of party affiliation." Seventh most instances of promoting common ground in communications (55) among all officials.

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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