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Josh Kimbrell OppScore Rating: +3.54

Josh Kimbrell is a Republican State Senate representative for South Carolina district 11 and holds an OppScore of +3.54. 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.

Josh Kimbrell is the Republican state senator for South Carolina's 11th District in Spartanburg County, serving since 2020 after defeating a longtime Democratic incumbent. Born in 1984 in Spartanburg and raised locally, he built a career in banking, commercial real estate, aviation leasing, and Christian talk radio before entering politics as Spartanburg County GOP chair. He stands out for consistent conservative advocacy on tax reduction, parental rights, and religious liberty.

Josh Kimbrell rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State Senate
• State: South Carolina
• District: 11
• OppScore: +3.54 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 29 of 44 scored questions

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• 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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