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Chris Garten OppScore Rating: +4.23

Chris Garten is a Republican State Senate representative for Indiana district 45 and holds an OppScore of +4.23. 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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Chris Garten is the Republican state senator for Indiana's 45th district, serving since 2018 and previously as Majority Floor Leader. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran with two combat tours in Iraq and founder of Signature Countertops, Inc., he focuses on fiscal responsibility, welfare reform, and state-level national security measures.

Chris Garten rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State Senate
• State: Indiana
• District: 45
• OppScore: +4.23 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 32 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

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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