The Rational Republican

Darcey Edwards is a life-long resident of Washington County and is running for House District 31. We talk land use and how Oregon can be more business-friendly.

On this episode we welcome back Frank Patka who has experienced the criminal justice system first hand, and is working to help other formerly incarcerated people integrate back into society.

Dave Drotzmann is the current mayor of Hermiston and candidate for Senate District 29.

On the second episode of our Eastern Oregon trip, we speak with Brent Clapp who is the owner of EOAlive Media and candidate for county commission.

James and Nick welcome Calvin Bennett on the first of two Eastern Oregon podcasts. Calvin is the ASB President at Eastern Oregon University, and a Young Republican.

Commissioner Ben West returns to talk about Clackamas County and the ORP Platform Convention which he attended recently.

On this episode we welcome 2 guests: Alex McHaddad and Reagan Knopp. Alex is the former treasurer of the Oregon Republican Party and has part Palestinian heritage. Reagan is a political consultant and twitter personality with some experience in Israel.

Andy Huwe joins James and Nick to talk about his run for Senate District 29. We end up talking infrastructure and good governance in addition to issues facing northeast Oregon.

In this episode we take a break from your normally scheduled political podcasting to talk about the dissolution of the PAC-12 Conference. Jeff Stone joins us as this will be his 51st season making the trek from Portland to Autzen Stadium.

Commissioner Nash is currently serving as County Commissioner for Wallowa County, he is the President of the Cattlemen's Association, and he has announced his candidacy for Senate District 29. Learn more at votetoddnash.com