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Kate Cotten OppScore Rating: +2.95

Kate Cotten is a Republican U.S. Representative representative for Louisiana district 3 and holds an OppScore of +2.95. 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.

Kate Cotten is a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. She is challenging incumbent Clay Higgins in the 2026 primary and general election cycle. Little public information exists on her background or specific policy stances beyond her party affiliation and filing for the race.

We hold little public record for Kate Cotten 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.

Kate Cotten rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: U.S. Representative
• State: Louisiana
• District: 3
• OppScore: +2.95 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Provisional, mostly inferred, documented on 0 of 44 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

• Ballotpedia profile

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