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Thomas J. Smith OppScore Rating: +4.48

Thomas J. Smith is a Republican House representative for Michigan district 8 and holds an OppScore of +4.48. 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.

Thomas J. Smith is the Republican nominee for Michigan's 8th Congressional District. A retired General Motors engineer and small-business owner from the Flint area who moved there from Wisconsin as a child, he won the GOP primary in an upset after suspending his campaign weeks earlier.

We hold little public record for Thomas J. Smith 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.

Thomas J. Smith rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: House
• State: Michigan
• District: 8
• OppScore: +4.48 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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