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.

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Review all the bills of the short session here.

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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.

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Review all the bills of the short session here.

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

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

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Review all the bills of the short session here.

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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.

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

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In this episode, Ty Vizenor provides an update on Day 1 of the short session.

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In this episode, Jessica joins Lucetta at the Capitol for an update on the upcoming short session and the transportation tax.

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In this episode, we kick off 2026 by giving Oregon a "report card," covering several topics such as housing, transportation, healthcare, and education.

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Listen to Rep Elmer on the Oregon D.O.G.E. podcast 

For updates on when and how to sign the petition to put the transportation tax on the ballot, visit notaxor.com

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

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In this episode, we get updates on collected signatures, the state budget, and other local and state headlines. 

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Listen to Rep Elmer on the Oregon D.O.G.E. podcast 

For updates on when and how to sign the petition to put the transportation tax on the ballot, visit notaxor.com

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

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In this episode, we learn about how a state budget works and discuss some of the details about Oregon's budget.

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For updates on when and how to sign the petition to put the transportation tax on the ballot, visit notaxor.com

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 Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, we share the recording of a legislative forum, hosted by the McMinnville Chamber of Commerce, on October 23rd, 2025, at Stillwater. Thank you to McMinnville Community Media allowing us to share their video recording of the event.

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 Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

Check out more local programming from McMinnville Community Media at mcm11.org

In this episode, Lucetta shares her vision for the party and gives an update on the state budget as it relates to the ODOT bill, new taxes, and healthcare.

Visit notaxor.com to get updates about when and where to sign the petition to put the transportation bill on the 2026 ballot.

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 Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, we briefly catch up with Representative Elmer to hear about some big developments over the past week.

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To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, we continue with our "Meet the Mayors" series and welcome Mayor Morris to the podcast.  Mayor Morris is the mayor of McMinnville and shares about some upcoming conversations and events within the community.  We also learn about a new state law that honors October 9th as Youth Suicide Awareness Day.  Mayor Morris shares about the importance of this day to her family, and how our community can come together to honor those we have lost, and encourage those who are here.

Learn more about McMinnville at www.mcminnvilleoregon.gov or follow on Facebook

Learn more about the nonprofit that honors Mikalynn at https://lovelikemikalynn.org

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 Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, we continue with our "Meet the Mayors" series and welcome Mayor Watkins to the podcast.  Mayor Watkins is the mayor of Carlton and shares about the challenge many leaders face in balancing city growth with preserving small town charm.

Learn more about Carlton at https://www.ci.carlton.or.us/ or follow on Facebook

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

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In this episode, we begin our "Meet the Mayors" series and welcome Mayor King to the podcast.  Mayor King is the mayor of Amity and shares about her somewhat unexpected 9 month journey to becoming the mayor and what makes Amity special.

Learn more about Amity at https://www.amityoregon.gov/ or follow on Facebook

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 Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, Lucetta (and special guest baby Tatum) explains the ODOT situation and gives an update from the special session of Labor Day weekend.

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To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, guest Representative Virgle Osborne shares his adoption story and Lucetta reflects on the first Adoption Day.  Together, they discuss the current ODOT situation and possible outcomes of the special session.

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To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

Learn more about Representative Osborne at https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/osborne or follow his podcast On the Virg!

In this episode, Lucetta gives an update about the upcoming Adoption Day on August 25th and shares about some field trips to the Watershed and to Cascade Steel Rolling Mill.

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In this episode, Lucetta shares about the first upcoming Oregon Adoption Day, intergenerational childcare, and explains the "Christmas Tree Bill."

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To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, we meet Jessica Snook, Lucetta's Chief of Staff, and learn about her role within the legislature.

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

Get to know Jessica on Episode 9 of The Story Night Podcast

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In this episode, Lucetta shares about all the businesses she and her family run. We also learn about the rules of money and donations within the legislation and hear an update on a couple hot topics.

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

Donations can be accepted outside of the long and short sessions.

To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, Lucetta talks about the end of the 2025 long session: the bills that passed and the bills that didn't.  We also meet a very special podcast guest.

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To get your name on the newsletter list and/or submit a personal or political question for Lucetta for a future episode, please email Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov

In this episode, Lucetta tells us about a day in the life of a State Representative and shares how she balances the extremely demanding work schedule with her personal health and relationships.

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

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In this episode, Lucetta shares about grandparenthood and a few of the bills coming down the legislative lane that relate to families.

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

In this episode, two of Lucetta's children, Faith and Heath, visit the Capitol and describe their mom for the listeners.  Then, Lucetta shares how a bill becomes a law and discusses her bill that would establish October 9th as Youth Suicide Awareness Day.

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

In this episode, Lucetta shares about how she met and married her husband Denny.  Then, we learn about what happens between election night and taking the oath of office as a State Representative.

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

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

To hear Lucetta's story from February 2025 at Story Night, check out episode 2 of the Story Night Podcast or watch on Story Night's YouTube Channel