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Tom Cotton OppScore Rating: +4.17

Tom Cotton is a Republican Senate for Arkansas and holds an OppScore of +4.17. 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.

Tom Cotton is the Republican U.S. Senator from Arkansas and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. A sixth-generation Arkansan raised on a cattle farm and an Army combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, he is defined by his emphasis on national security, strict border enforcement, and prioritizing American citizens in federal policy.

Tom Cotton rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: Senate
• State: Arkansas
• OppScore: +4.17 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 42 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• 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

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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