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River Gassen OppScore Rating: -2.35

River Gassen is a Democrat House representative for Colorado district 5 and holds an OppScore of -2.35. 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.

River Gassen is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Colorado's 5th District. A research scientist and instructor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a master's in physics, she ran in 2024 as a first-time candidate focused on reproductive rights and science-informed policy in a Republican-leaning district.

We hold little public record for River Gassen 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.

River Gassen rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: House
• State: Colorado
• District: 5
• OppScore: -2.35 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Provisional, mostly inferred, documented on 3 of 44 scored questions

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Primary sources

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