James and Nick are joined by Stephen Lloyd, chairman of the Young Republicans of Oregon and until last week chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Party. Unfortunately Stephen was recalled a week before recording for promoting diversity and inclusion on behalf of the GOP.

On this episode James and Nick welcome Deanna Rusch who serves on the Clark County Commission Review Board and is a former Camas, WA city councilor. We discuss what it's like being across the river from Portland and some of the differences between Washington and Oregon politics.

James and Nick welcome Stuart Hall who has been involved in Oregon politics for decades to discuss Ranked Choice Voting. With Republicans in a super-minority in the state of Oregon, I think it's valuable to discuss some alternate methods of counting ballots so that our elected officials more accurately represent the majority of voters.

On this episode we welcome Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis to talk redistricting. Rep. Davis is the vice chair of the house redistricting committee and gives us an inside look at the issues surrounding redistricting during COVID and the blatant gerrymandering that has affected Oregon for the past 20 years.

James and Nick are joined by Allen Alley. Allen is former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, candidate for Treasurer and for Governor. Allen hosts a podcast Alley & Pasero which airs live on Facebook Sundays at 8:30am and is available on all your favorite podcasting services.

James and Nick welcome Jeff Stone, Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries to talk about his experience working for Sen. Bob Packwood, immigration, and agriculture.

James and Nick are joined by Mayor Stan Pulliam of Sandy, OR. Mayor Stan has been in the news recently for leading the #NewYearsDay movement to reopen businesses ahead of the Governor's mandate. Take a listen to a great conversation about how small-town Oregonians are being impacted by the Governor's shut-down order.

James and Nick welcome Rep Suzanne Weber, the newly elected representative from House District 32 representing the area in and around Tillamook, OR and Adam Schwend her campaign manager and chief of staff.

James and Nick felt the need to discuss the events of January 6, 2021 where Trump supporters storm the Capitol in Washington DC. We fully and completely denounce the violence taking place in our nation's capitol today.

James and Nick welcome Rohan Gulati and Kyle Henson from Nick's old podcast "Unnecessary and Proper" to bring a crossover episode "Rational and Proper". We briefly discussed the title "Unnecessary Republicans" but decided against it. We talk about the future of the GOP and how National politics are different from Oregon politics and the strategies needed to win each.