OppScore › Politician Ratings › Max Wise

Max Wise OppScore Rating: +4.33

Max Wise is a Republican State Senate representative for Kentucky district 16 and holds an OppScore of +4.33. 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.

OppScore rating by OppScore.org. Reuse requires the credit "Source: OppScore.org" (terms).

Max Wise is a Republican state senator from Campbellsville, Kentucky, who has represented the 16th Senate District since 2015 and serves as Senate Majority Floor Leader since 2025. A former FBI special agent focused on counterterrorism and intelligence and a university professor, he is defined politically by his sponsorship of legislation restricting gender-affirming care for minors and advancing school safety policies.

Max Wise rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State Senate
• State: Kentucky
• District: 16
• OppScore: +4.33 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 27 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

Browse all politician ratings · Other Kentucky politicians · Compare Max Wise with another politician · How the OppScore is calculated