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James Etzkorn is an Independent House representative for Washington district 1 and holds an OppScore of +1.02. 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.
James Etzkorn is an electrical engineer and Monroe School District board member from Washington who ran as an Independent for the U.S. House in the 1st District in 2026. A fifth-generation Washingtonian born in Vancouver, he earned degrees from the University of Washington and abroad before working over a decade in tech with dozens of patents. He defines himself politically by rejecting the two-party system in favor of an engineer’s data-driven, results-focused approach to governance.
We hold little public record for James Etzkorn so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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