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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.

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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