Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek was re-elected to a second term and Democrats made huge gains in the Oregon Legislature after last week’s election. It was a familiar feeling. Oregonians haven’t elected a Republican governor since 1982. And Republicans haven’t controlled both legislative chambers for decades. For many Oregonians, one-party Democratic control is all they know.

But that wasn’t always the case. For decades prior, Republicans ran this state. Until one man helped shift the state’s identity into what it is today.

On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporter Lauren Dake talks with Oregon Experience producers Jacob Pander and Eden McCall about their documentary examining the life and legacy of Richard Neuberger. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.

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