While some races for Oregon state legislative seats are still close to call, some candidates did win definitively. Virgle Osborne is one of them. He’s a newly elected Republican representative from the state’s 2nd District. He’s a small business owner in Roseburg, and his core issues, according to his campaign website, include a tough-on-crime approach as well as lower taxes and ensuring forests are "properly managed."

Travis Nelson is a registered nurse and was appointed in January to serve out Tina Kotek’s term in the 44th district when she declared her candidacy. He says health care and equity issues among his top priorities. This is his first election, and Nelson is the first LGBTQ Black man to win a seat in the Oregon House. We talk with him and Osborne to see how they’re feeling after their decisive wins, how they plan to approach governing and what their priorities will be in the 2023 legislative session.