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Common Ground Scorecard for Trent Kelly

U.S. House

Trent Kelly (MS-1 - R)

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Trent Kelly is a combat veteran, having served in both the Gulf War and the Iraq War. He still serves with the Army National Guard in Mississippi and he was promoted to major general in late 2020, making Kelly the highest-ranking military official serving in the 117th Congress. Kelly favors defense spending, but otherwise is a fiscal conservative.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Trent Kelly)

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Committee on Budget

Common Ground Score is

14
Well Below Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
9
Personal ActionsMAX 30
5
CommunicationsMAX 20
0
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Signed the Commitment to Civility.

Communications Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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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