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Rio Phillips OppScore Rating: -1.10

Rio Phillips is a Democrat Senate for West Virginia and holds an OppScore of -1.10. 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.

Rio Phillips is a community organizer and entrepreneur born in Waynesboro, Virginia, who moved to Charleston, West Virginia, in 2020. He ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, finishing fifth with over 10,000 votes, then launched a write-in campaign as an independent. His campaign centers on working-class priorities including clean water access and Medicare for All.

Rio Phillips rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: West Virginia
• OppScore: -1.10 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 23 of 44 scored questions

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• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
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• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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