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Michael Baumgartner is a Republican House representative for Washington district 5 and holds an OppScore of +3.78. 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.
Michael Baumgartner is the Republican U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th Congressional District, serving his first term since 2025. Raised in rural Eastern Washington and educated at Washington State University and Harvard, he previously served as a state senator, county treasurer, and diplomat in Iraq and Afghanistan. His record emphasizes border security, reduced government spending, and support for agriculture and local education control.
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