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Kevin Sparks OppScore Rating: +4.03

Kevin Sparks is a Republican State Senate representative for Texas district 31 and holds an OppScore of +4.03. 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.

Kevin Sparks is the Republican state senator for Texas District 31, covering the Panhandle and Permian Basin, since 2023. Raised in Midland, he built a nearly 40-year career as CEO of family-owned Discovery Operating in the oil and gas industry after earning a business degree from the University of Texas at Austin. His legislative work emphasizes energy reliability, water access, foster care reform, and conservative priorities on life and guns.

Kevin Sparks rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State Senate
• State: Texas
• District: 31
• OppScore: +4.03 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 31 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

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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