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Shawn Oliver OppScore Rating: +3.55

Shawn Oliver is a Republican Lieutenant Governor representative for Massachusetts and holds an OppScore of +3.55. 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.

Shawn Oliver is a New Bedford native, corrections officer, and Ward 3 City Councilor running as the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. A first-generation American and family man, he entered statewide politics after switching to the Republican Party in 2025 and emphasizes working-class concerns like local aid and public safety.

We hold little public record for Shawn Oliver 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.

Shawn Oliver rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: Lieutenant Governor
• State: Massachusetts
• OppScore: +3.55 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Provisional, mostly inferred, documented on 4 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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