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Common Ground Scorecard for Tom McClintock

U.S. House

Tom McClintock (CA-5 - R)

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Tom McClintock is a conservative with libertarian leanings and a pugnacious personality. He is suspicious of federal power, intelligence agencies, and favors marijuana legalization. He has also signaled interest in attempts at overhauling policing laws in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. He considers himself a budget hawk, though he voted for the 2017 tax cut law. McClintock has spent years in politics, beginning with his election to the California Assembly in 1982 at age 26.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Tom McClintock)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Budget
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on the Judiciary

Common Ground Score is

27
Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
2
Personal ActionsMAX 30
5
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Tom McClintock

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Signed the Commitment to Civility.

Communications Commentary

"Civility is what holds our country together and makes democracy work and we are losing it."

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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