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Jim Runestad OppScore Rating: +3.98

Jim Runestad is a Republican State Senate representative for Michigan district 23 and holds an OppScore of +3.98. 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 Runestad is a Republican state senator for Michigan's 23rd District and chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. A former Oakland County commissioner and state representative with a background in education and insurance, he has built a record as one of the legislature's most conservative voices through repeated pushes for government transparency, child welfare protections, and limits on data center development.

Jim Runestad rating summary

Party: Republican
Office: State Senate
State: Michigan
District: 23
OppScore: +3.98 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
Score basis: Partial record, documented on 19 of 44 scored questions

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