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Mike Zimmer is a Democrat State Senate representative for Iowa district 35 and holds an OppScore of -1.58. 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.
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Mike Zimmer is the Democratic Iowa State Senator for District 35, representing eastern Iowa counties including Clinton, Jackson, and Scott since February 2025. A retired educator with over 40 years in teaching and administration plus a small construction business owner, he flipped the seat in a 2025 special election. His record emphasizes support for public schools, working families, and measures to ease cost-of-living pressures.
We hold little public record for Mike Zimmer 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.
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