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Common Ground Scorecard for Van Taylor

U.S. House

Van Taylor (TX-3 - R)

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[ Retiring at end of current term.] A seventh generation Texan, Van Taylor is a businessman and decorated Iraq War Veteran. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was involved in bipartisan efforts to provide aid to local businesses and government entities, both in his north Texas district and throughout the country. Taylor’s political career began with a 2010 election to the Texas House; four years later he was elected to the state Senate.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Van Taylor)

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No Longer in Office

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Financial Services

Common Ground Score is

70
Champion

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

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

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 10% for Official Performance. Official Performance score decreased 5 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Participated in the American Congressional Exchange with Democratic Congressman Jared Golden.

Communications Commentary

"I know that to get things done, you can work on a bipartisan basis to get common sense solutions to real problems."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground in a bipartisan feature for Men's Health with Democratic Congressman Colin Allred.

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  • Well Below Average

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