Jake for the State Podcast

In this powerful episode, Jake sits down with Lisa Janloo , a candidate running for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner. Lisa opens up about her deeply personal Iranian heritage and shares a heartfelt perspective on the recent...

Representative Tom Gann - the highest ranked conservative in the Oklahoma House of Representatives - talks about his upcoming bills including banning NDA, restricting use of lisence plate readers, and mandating lobbyist...

Senator Warren Hamilton joins me to discuss the list of bills he has authored this legislative session in the state of Oklahoma. These include banning foreign ownership of land, banning sharia law, raising the age of...

Congressman Josh Brecheen discusses the progress of the 12 appropriations bills, highlighting the achievement of passing them through regular order, a rare occurrence since 1974. He emphasizes the importance of finding...

Jacob Towe, father of Leonardo Towe, fights for DHS reform after little "Leo" died of fentanyl poinsoning due to the failure of DHS to test the mom even after the mom admitted to using fentanyl. This was a tragic loss...

i. Constitution We Believe 1. We believe the First Amendment's Establishment Clause was intended to prevent a federal government-sponsored or preferred religion, not to separate God from our government or to remove...

The 2025 Oklahoma Republican Party Platform - Part 2 II. EDUCATION Preamble: We acknowledge our dependence upon Almighty God and ask His blessings upon our students and their parents, teachers, and nation. It is the...

In this episode of the Jake for the State podcast, host Jake Merrick interviews Oklahoma State Representative Kevin West (R-Moore, House District 54, serving since 2017). Rep. West, a consistent conservative voice in...

Former Oklahoma Representative Jason Murphy, who served from 2006 to 2018, advocates for an "abstinence pledge" for legislators to refuse lobbyist money. He argues that this pledge helps lawmakers remain independent and...

As we enter a new year and a new season for this podcast, I would like to offer this 3 part series as a resource to all in Oklahoma. Many republicans have never read the entire Republican Party Platform, so I wanted to...

Are primaries unconstitutional? This is the point Adam Holley intends to make with his case filed against the Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Oklahoma State Election Board. This case is now heading to the U.S...

I sit down with former Oklahoma state senator and current Oklahoma director of the Freedom Caucus, Nathan Dahm. We discuss the rise of Islam in Oklahoma and the controversy surrounding the Broken Arrow planning...

In this conversation with Congressman Josh Brecheen we discuss a range of topics including what progress (if any) we might be seeing on healthcare reform. More government subsidies? Or a massive shift in the entire...

Trevor Moore, Executive Director of CASA in Oklahoma, discusses the important role of volunteer child advocates in the state. Personally, my wife and I experienced the value of a child advocate when adopting fostering...

A recent plan as been put forth by Representative Jim Shaw. As he has lobbied this plan as the pinnacle of conservativism and litmus test of true loyalty to the party, I must ask the question: Does this plan indeed save...