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Brandon Riker OppScore Rating: -0.70

Brandon Riker is a Democrat House representative for California district 48 and holds an OppScore of -0.70. 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.

Brandon Riker is a Democratic small business owner and trained economist from the Palm Springs area of California. A fourth-generation Californian and former organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, he ran unsuccessfully in the 2026 Democratic primary for the U.S. House in California's 48th Congressional District, centering his bid on affordability and economic reforms for working families.

Brandon Riker rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: House
• State: California
• District: 48
• OppScore: -0.70 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 13 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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