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William Lawrence OppScore Rating: -2.07

William Lawrence is a Democrat House representative for Michigan district 7 and holds an OppScore of -2.07. 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.

William Lawrence, 35, is a progressive community organizer and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement from East Lansing, Michigan. He won the 2026 Democratic primary for the U.S. House in the state's 7th district on a platform of climate action, affordable housing, and taxing the wealthy to fund social programs.

William Lawrence rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: House
• State: Michigan
• District: 7
• OppScore: -2.07 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 22 of 44 scored questions

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