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Karen Whitsett OppScore Rating: -1.61

Karen Whitsett is a Democrat State House representative for Michigan district 4 and holds an OppScore of -1.61. 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.

Detroit native Karen Whitsett has represented Michigan's 4th House District since 2019 as a Democrat. Known as one of the more conservative members of her party, she broke with Democrats on abortion access and caucus participation before announcing her retirement in 2026 on faith-based grounds.

Karen Whitsett rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: State House
• State: Michigan
• District: 4
• OppScore: -1.61 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 11 of 33 scored questions

What is on this profile

• 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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