Oregon Republican State House Candidate Tracy Cramer Joins RSLC's Podcast to Discuss What Motivated a Mother of Three to Run for Office
Washington, DC — As the nation faces another avoidable crisis -- this time in the form of an unprecedented shortage of baby formula -- the Republican State Leadership Committee today released a new podcast episode featuring Oregon state House candidate and mother of three Tracy Cramer. On this new episode of “It’s Bigger Than You Think,” Cramer discusses the array of failures liberal leadership has created nationally and in her home state of Oregon, how these shortcomings have particularly hurt parents, and why traditional Democrat-strongholds across the country are in play for Republicans to make gains this cycle.
Cramer is a part of the next generation of leaders the RSLC is championing through its Right Leaders Network, which aims to recruit, train, and elect more women and minority candidates to state office. Right Leaders Network candidates won critical races last year in Virginia and New Jersey, and the RSLC expects that trend to continue across the country in this year’s midterm elections. The committee in March named Oregon as a state where Republicans can “make meaningful gains” in 2022.
“It’s Bigger Than You Think,” which is released bi-weekly and is available on Spotify, Anchor, iTunes, and Youtube, contains in-depth discussions with current and former state Republicans, national thought leaders, and top political strategists about the outsized impact state government has on the everyday lives of all Americans.
Watch the full episode HERE.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Cramer on what motivated her to run for office for the first time:
“Having three young kids, we got really tired of this just being a conversation in our living room and you know it comes down to are you going to sit around and complain and talk about it? Or are you going to get out there and do something? I didn't think in a million years I'd be running for political office. But I do believe it's going to take individuals like myself to really stand up against what's going on to impact and make a difference. And how can I sit around and not do that when I have three young children?"
Cramer on what her governing priorities will be if she gets elected:
“I am very concerned about education. Our particular district, we have some of the worst rated schools in the nation... Education is definitely a high priority for me, especially considering I have three young kids. And then, also the insane crime rate around the area is just appalling, you know I just read an article that said Woodburn, which is my district, was up 65% from five years ago. That's insane. How are we not looking at that?"
Cramer on why Republicans have opportunities to make gains in traditionally blue states like Oregon this cycle:
“People are tired of it. They are disgusted with leadership. They are, you know on both sides, they are completely disgusted with it. As they should be. We've had failed leadership and you can see that across the board. So you know, I wouldn't write Oregon off this year, maybe in years past I could see that being the topic but I wouldn't do that so quickly this year."
Cramer on how being a mom has heightened her awareness to issues facing her community:
“I'm here looking at these schools and wondering what the heck I'm going to do about putting my kids in a school that is incredibly not up to par... I think I can relate more because these issues that are going on, are directly affecting me. And more so probably my generation in a lot of ways that I have young children that I am going to have to raise in this world... I'm at the gas station and I'm buying the groceries. I'm not buying groceries for two people, I'm buying groceries for a family of five. You know, my husband and I just looked at our finances last night and we're like and I told him, I'm like oh my gosh, I spent $130 filling up the car."
Cramer on how the baby formula shortage is emblematic of the Biden administration:
“Why was there not a solution early on? Why was this combed over and just thrown to the wayside and oh we're not going to deal with it. We're not going to do anything about it. Now all of a sudden there's this emergency and no one has an answer, you know. There again, it's failed leadership... I did go grocery shopping and I wanted to walk by and see what the shelves look like. This was just a handful of days ago. And yeah, they're bare."
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