Life and Legislation with Lucetta

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In this 2026 season finale, Oregon State Representative Lucetta Elmer reflects on the horrific tragedy in Bend and talks about the upcoming election.

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Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

Why should the state government care about fertility benefits? In this episode, we welcome three special guests for a discussion on infertility and its impact on constituents.

Learn more about the issues at resolve.org and Oregon Fertility Advocates

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In preparation for Oregon Adoption Day coming up on August 25th, we welcome special guests Vennisa Gomez-Gerberg, Executive Director of With Love, and Kendra Morris-Jacobson, Director of the nonprofit Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC), for a special discussion about adoption and why it matters to our state leaders.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

To submit a logo for the Oregon Adoption Day design contest, please email [email protected]

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

Artificial Intelligence... whether you love it or hate it, it's here to stay. In this episode, Oregon State Representative Lucetta Elmer and author Joe Sessions talk about AI and state government. Joe's book, "AI and Ethics" is available now on Amazon. 

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In this episode, we review the May Primary Election, explain what's on the ballot, and discuss why some people are receiving TWO ballots in the mail.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Review all the bills of the short session here.

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In this episode, special guest David McCullough of the American Exchange Project shares about his organization and the amazing work they are doing for the youth of America. Visit americanexchangeproject.org to learn more.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Review all the bills of the short session here.

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In this episode, we share the recording from a Town Hall at Stillwater on April 7th, 2026, hosted by the McMinnville and Chehalem Valley Chambers of Commerce. Rep Elmer, Rep Scharff, and Senator Starr provided a recap of the recent short session and answered questions from the Chamber and attendees.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Review all the bills of the short session here.

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

In this episode, Jessica and Lucetta return to the studio to talk about the recent short session, community wins, the gas tax, and... prison?

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Review all the bills of the short session here.

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

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Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation. 

On Wednesday, Jessica sat down with Emily Girsch to get an update on legislation at the halfway point of our short session. Emily provides an explanation of Kristils Law - a bill that has received unanimous support thus far and will hopefully be signed into Law in a couple weeks.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Follow any bill or committee on OLIS

Oregonians, have you ever wondered who represents you at the Capitol building? Or what it is they do during their day?  Join State Representative Lucetta Elmer and podcast host Jessica Campbell as they embark on a fresh new podcast adventure to talk about life and legislation.  

In this episode, Ty Vizenor provides an update on Day 4 of the short session.

For the video version of this episode, visit our YouTube Channel

Learn more about Representative Elmer at www.oregonlegislature.gov/elmer

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email [email protected]

Follow any bill or committee on OLIS