I am a trial lawyer and a lifelong registered Democrat in Portland, Oregon. I started “Rational in Portland” to combat this city’s ideologically-driven — as opposed to data-driven — policies, which have been particularly catastrophic for its most vulnerable citizens (whom, ironically, Portland claims it cares the most about). The podcast also serves as a platform for leaders who have evidence-based, solutions-oriented, proven strategies to rescue Portland from its precipitous decline and to educate voters who cannot access dispassionate facts from Oregon’s local media. Outside of the courtroom, I spend my time privately fundraising and doing pro bono legal work for data-dri...

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