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Blaine Watkins OppScore Rating: +3.61

Blaine Watkins (Republican, Iowa district 100), State House, holds an OppScore of +3.61. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

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Blaine Watkins is a 25-year-old Republican farmer from Donnellson in Lee County, Iowa, serving in the state House for District 100 since winning a March 2025 special election. A former Senate legislative clerk who graduated from Grand View University in 2024, he centers his work on property tax relief and rural economic priorities for southeast Iowa.

Blaine Watkins rating summary

Party: Republican
Position: State House
State: Iowa
District: 100
OppScore: +3.61 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
Score basis: Partial record, documented on 11 of 44 scored questions

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