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Denny Lave OppScore Rating: +3.90

Denny Lave is a Republican Senate for Idaho and holds an OppScore of +3.90. 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.

Denny LaVe is an Idaho Republican businessman and former ironworker who founded and led Precision Precast Erectors, a construction company. He challenged incumbent Sen. Jim Risch in the 2026 Republican primary for U.S. Senate, running on an America First platform focused on border security and fiscal restraint.

Denny Lave rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: Senate
• State: Idaho
• OppScore: +3.90 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 16 of 44 scored questions

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• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
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• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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