If Rep. Erin Paré makes legislating at the General Assembly look easy it may have something to do with the fact she spent seven years on Capitol Hill as a federal lobbyist.  

The freshman Wake County Republican also talks about her stint as a Washington (Redskins) cheerleader, how it led to meeting her military husband in Iraq, and how she now manages to juggle family, running a small business, and her work as an effective state legislator.  

Brian and Skye also unpack a week at the General Assembly that looks to be winding down, an emergency powers bill, a liquor bill, a budget update, a contempt-of-court threat by a judge, a Sen. Danny Britt sighting, the Tweet-of-the Week, and more. 

The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame and the NC Travel Industry Association.