The Starr Chamber

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Conversations with Bruce Starr, who represents rural Polk and Yamhill counties. We sit down with invited guests and see where the conversations flow.

Episodes

  1. 8. Lois Anderson

    05/19/2025

    8. Lois Anderson

    Lois Anderson is the Executive Director of Oregon Right to Life, which followed her 17-year career as the organization's political director. Lois is known for being highly principled, as well as a pragmatic leader. Her work to champion life in Oregon has been nationally-recognized, and will never stop. Her work with Sen. Starr goes all the way back to their college days at PSU.

    39 min
  2. 7. Lucetta Elmer

    05/13/2025

    7. Lucetta Elmer

    Rep. Lucetta Elmer represents Oregon House District 24, which is most of Yamhill County and portions of Polk. She is a small business owner who has lived in her district throughout her life. Rep. Elmer is most passionate about improving Oregon's small business climate and raising our quality of education.

    33 min
  3. Oregon D.O.G.E. Appearance

    05/07/2025

    Oregon D.O.G.E. Appearance

    Transportation afficionados Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis and Sen. Bruce Starr joined Oregon D.O.G.E. to talk about accountability at ODOT.

    1h 19m
  4. 6. Brooke Starr

    04/28/2025

    6. Brooke Starr

    Brooke is the Operations Director for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), which keeps her very busy. She flew black to Oregon to visit her parents for Easter. This father-daughter conversation covers her experiences in Washington DC, lessons learned growing up, and reminiscing about her days running around the Oregon Legislature.

    30 min
  5. 5. Ben Stange

    04/22/2025

    5. Ben Stange

    Ben Stange is the Fire Chief for Polk County Fire District 1. He is also the current President of the Special Districts Association of Oregon. Ben is an integral part of the community, especially in rural Polk County, and contributes in so many ways the public is unaware of. His story and leadership is like so many others serving in local districts throughout Oregon.

    35 min
  6. 4. Kirsten Adams, Larry Gescher, and Mike Salsgiver

    04/19/2025

    4. Kirsten Adams, Larry Gescher, and Mike Salsgiver

    An in-depth conversation about what will drive up public construction costs by over 20% in Oregon: Mandated project labor agreements. Three guests from Associated General Contractors joined the conversation. Kirsten Adams is a lobbyist and attorney for AGC, Larry Gescher is a well-respected contractor, and Mike Salsgiver is the CEO of AGC. The subject of PLA's is important because of their high cost on taxpayers without much upside for labor.

    44 min
  7. 3. Doug Riggs

    04/15/2025

    3. Doug Riggs

    Doug Riggs is a lobbyist and longtime friend of Bruce. The goal of this conversation is to give viewers an inside look at day to day life for those representing clients in the Legislature.

    49 min
  8. Crosstabs Appearance

    04/15/2025

    Crosstabs Appearance

    Before the 2025 Session, Bruce appeared on Crosstabs, an informative Oregon-focused show hosted by Reagan Knopp and Bryan Iverson. The episode covered expectations of the upcoming session, and shined light on prospects of a future transportation package.

    36 min
  9. 2. Dave Brown

    04/07/2025

    2. Dave Brown

    Dave Brown is a former coach and 20-year Newberg High School staff member. He is highly respected in the community of Newberg. Several years ago Dave was asked to serve on the Newberg School District Board, and became its Chairman. He placed a major emphasis on reforms to increase student performance back toward core subjects like math and reading, rather than social and cultural programming. This raised stiff opposition from Portland-based special interest groups and their allies such as the OEA. Dave was targeted by heavily-financed groups and eventually lost reelection, but remains an advocate for improved classrooms and student achievement.

    24 min
  10. 1. Wes Butler

    04/02/2025

    1. Wes Butler

    Wes is a longtime homeschool advocate in Oregon who achieved success working with Sen. Starr in the late 90's on the Homeschool Freedom Act. Much of the success that homeschool children - statistically higher performing than other K-12 students - can be credited to freedoms enjoyed from that legislation. Wes Butler continues to advocate for homeschool families through the OCEAN network.

    37 min
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Conversations with Bruce Starr, who represents rural Polk and Yamhill counties. We sit down with invited guests and see where the conversations flow.

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  • Creator
    Bruce Starr
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bruce Starr
  • Show Website
    The Starr Chamber