Congressman Wittman Receives Grade “A” Bridge Grade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) celebrated earning a Grade “A” rating from Bridge Grades. This award recognizes legislators who put people over party and embrace the spirit of bipartisanship and collaboration.
“I’m honored to receive an ‘A’ grade from Bridge Grades for my work in Congress,” said Rep. Wittman. “This award recognizes legislators for pragmatic, bipartisan work. Serving Virginia’s First District means putting people above party politics and working with my colleagues to find common ground. I’ll continue working across the aisle to deliver results for Virginia and put the interests of my constituents first. Thank you to Bridge Grades for this recognition.”
Background:
Bridge Grades scores members of Congress on how collaboratively or divisively they govern compared to their peers.
They use non-partisan 3rd party data sources to sort legislative “bridgers” from “dividers”.
- Bridgers build win-win consensus solutions through collaboration and coalitions for the benefit of cross-partisan interests
- Dividers pursue zero-sum game governance, engage in personal attacks, and demonstrate predictably partisan legislative records
Their systems compile multiple trusted 3rd-party data sources into a blended 0-100 index (the “Bridge Score”). They use data that measures what a person does (legislative record: authoring and sponsoring cross-partisan bills) and what a person says (rhetoric: public statements, speeches, social media).