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Jim Gooch OppScore Rating: +3.90

Jim Gooch is a Republican State House representative for Kentucky district 12 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.

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Jim Gooch Jr. is the Republican state representative for Kentucky's 12th House district, covering Crittenden, McLean, Union, and Webster counties. Serving continuously since 1995 after switching from the Democratic Party in 2015, he chairs the Natural Resources and Energy Committee and focuses on energy policy supporting the state's coal and fossil fuel industries.

Jim Gooch rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State House
• State: Kentucky
• District: 12
• OppScore: +3.90 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 23 of 44 scored questions

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• 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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