In an interview from June, Chad Magendanz joins the podcast to discuss his run for the state senate's 5th legislative district. Chad discusses his background, including submarining, teaching, legislating, and school boarding. Chad gives a rundown of the 5th district and the issues facing the state of Washington. How does Chad define himself in a sea of political labels? What does he think schools should do to address the changing workforce landscape? We learn all this and more.

Learn more about Chad's race here.

Be sure to read his Shift WA profile here.

Snoqualmie City Councilmember Rob Wotton joins the show to discuss his race for King County Council. We learn how Rob has been a longtime champion of small businesses and how that led him to run for office. We discuss the troubling business climate, stifling cost of living, and rising crime levels in King County, and, given these trends, why always siding with the majority isn't the leadership King County needs.

You can follow Rob's campaign on Facebook and learn more at his website.

Rep. Andrew Barkis joins the pod to explain why Washington is in a housing "crisis." He describes the impact of long-standing single-party rule leading to more and more central planning gone awry. We talk rent control...excuse us, rent "stabilization"...before transitioning to transportation. How would a road usage bill actually work?