14/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 15/08/2024 03:27
The Common Ground Scorecard examines the degree to which elected officials embody the spirit and practice of a Common Grounder - someone who seeks points of agreement and solutions on social and political issues through listening and productive conversation. The 2024 Scorecard shows Allred earned 45 points higher than the average score of 31.
"From investing in infrastructure and high-tech manufacturing to lowering costs and creating jobs - we can still do big things for Texas by working together," said Allred. "Working with both parties is how you get things done, and I am proud to earn this distinction from the Common Ground Committee. Since my first day in Congress, it's been my top priority to find common ground so we can deliver real results for Texans."
Allred has previously been recognized by the Common Ground Committeefor his bipartisan work in Congress and won multipleawardsfrom the U.S. Chamber of Congress for his bipartisanship.
"While personal attacks and social media spats in Congress get the most attention, most Americans probably don't realize there are earnest and dedicated Members like Congressman Allred striving each day to solve the complex problems our country faces," said Common Ground Committee Co-founder Erik Olsen. "We understand that Americans want their leaders to do the hard work necessary to find areas of agreement when possible, and we applaud Congressman Allred for his work seeking out common ground on our country's toughest challenges."
The Common Ground Scorecard was first released prior to the 2020 election and is updated annually. In addition to their commitments and personal actions, the committee also incorporates third-party rankings on bipartisanship and other public sources of data. For more information on the scorecard and Allred's score, visit here.
About Common Ground Committee:
Common Ground Committee (CGC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) citizen-led organization dedicated to bringing healing to the national challenges of polarization and incivility. Since its founding in 2009, CGC has held21 public forums featuring panelists who have reached over 300 points of consensus. Panelists have included such notable pairings as John Kerry and Condoleezza Rice, Chris Murphy and Will Hurd, David Petraeus and Susan Rice, Michael Steele and Donna Brazile, Chris Wallace and Maggie Haberman, and Larry Kudlow and Barney Frank, exploring issues ranging from race and income inequality to foreign policy. CGC produces the Let's Find Common Groundpodcast series, which has had over450,000 downloadsand over265,000 subscribers. CGC also created the Common Ground Scorecard, a voting tool that scores politicians and candidates for public office on their likelihood to find common ground with the opposite party. Free of political agenda and financial influence, CGC has a singular focus on bringing light, not heat, to public discourse.
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