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Buddy Carter OppScore Rating: +4.01

Buddy Carter (Republican, Georgia district 1), U.S. House, holds an OppScore of +4.01. OppScore scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 against a stated values framework, including a fixed life-at-conception position applied equally to every party.

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Buddy Carter is the Republican U.S. Representative for Georgia's First District since 2015. A former pharmacist who owned his own business for over three decades, he previously served as mayor of Pooler and in the Georgia legislature. His record centers on health care reform, border security, energy production, and fiscal restraint.

Buddy Carter rating summary

Party: Republican
Position: U.S. House
State: Georgia
District: 1
OppScore: +4.01 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
Score basis: Record based, documented on 44 of 44 scored questions

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