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Chris West is a Republican State Senate representative for Maryland district 42 and holds an OppScore of +2.44. 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 West is the Republican state senator for Maryland's 42nd district, covering parts of Baltimore and Carroll counties. A Baltimore native and longtime attorney who served as general counsel to the state Republican Party, he won election to the House of Delegates in 2014 at age 64 and advanced to the Senate in 2018. He stands out as one of the chamber's most moderate and legislatively productive Republicans, often collaborating across party lines.
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