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Sarah Zabel OppScore Rating: +0.55

Sarah Zabel is an Independent House representative for Idaho district 1 and holds an OppScore of +0.55. 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.

Sarah Zabel is a retired U.S. Air Force major general and Independent candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District. After a 31-year career commanding communications and cybersecurity operations worldwide, she settled in Bayview, Idaho, and left the Republican Party in 2018 over its embrace of MAGA politics. Zabel runs on pragmatic, evidence-based solutions to fiscal challenges like Social Security solvency and health care costs.

Sarah Zabel rating summary

• Party: Independent
• Office: House
• State: Idaho
• District: 1
• OppScore: +0.55 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 11 of 44 scored questions

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• 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

• Ballotpedia profile

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