Dismally low scores for three Wisconsin members of Congress on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard – WisPolitics

Madison — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 Democracy Scorecard, recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms. 

“Our 2024 Democracy Scorecard shows a surge of support in Congress for reforms that strengthen the right to vote, take back the Supreme Court, and break big money’s grip on our politics,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, President & CEO of Common Cause. “The number of members of Congress with perfect scores increased more than 100% from 2020, with 58 members in our 2020 Scorecard to 117 today. As we see the wealthy and well-connected try to influence our politics and our very livelihoods, we must demand our leaders deliver on the people’s pro-democracy agenda.”   

Since 2016, Common Cause has tracked support and co-sponsorship of key democracy reform legislation. This year’s scorecard includes ten bills and votes in the U.S. Senate and 13 in the U.S. House, including the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, and more.  

“The 2024 Democracy Scorecard empowers Wisconsin voters with information to hold their elected U.S Senators and U.S. House Members in Washington accountable for a government that works for all,” said Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause Wisconsin, since 1996.

“Three of Wisconsin’s members of Congress earned a ‘zero’ on this year’s scorecard, demonstrating that democracy is not a shared value experienced equally by some of those entrusted to uphold and protect it. With this year’s pivotal election in our key battleground state, we must drive these key reforms to the top of the public agenda so everyone can have access to an accountable federal government, no matter what part of Wisconsin these elected officials represent,” Heck added.

Wisconsin Members of Congress with perfect scores:  

• Senator Tammy Baldwin: 10/10 
• Representative Mark Pocan: 13/13 

Wisconsin Members of Congress with scores of zero:  

• Senator Ron Johnson: 0/10 
• Representative Scott Fitzgerald: 0/13  
• Representative Tom Tiffany: 0/13 

Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. 

To view the 2024 Democracy Scorecard and the scores of all of Wisconsin’s Members of Congress, click here. 

Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.