Enough Is Enough—Oregon Needs Change with Chris Dudley
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
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🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Enough is enough—and families are feeling it.
Today I’m joined by Chris Dudley to talk about what’s really going on—from education to leadership—and why it’s time to stop sitting on the sidelines. This isn’t just politics. It’s about stepping up and doing something that matters.
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| 0:00.0 | Chris Dudley is a former NBA player who spent 16 seasons in the league. |
| 0:05.9 | He's going to talk a little bit about that. |
| 0:07.3 | You know your girl, Heidi, is from Portland, and so I'm very familiar with the Trailblazers. |
| 0:12.1 | You're about to be familiar with them. |
| 0:13.7 | This is the longest career of any Ivy League athlete. |
| 0:16.9 | He became the first player in NBA history to compete with type 1 diabetes. And after retiring, |
| 0:24.0 | he built a career in business and finance, co-founded the filigree advisors and another business |
| 0:29.5 | which we're going to talk about in just a minute. And he remained active in public service. |
| 0:33.9 | Right now, he is in a very tight race for governor for the state of Oregon. |
| 0:38.7 | He ran for governor once before in 2010, and right now lives in Sisters, Oregon with his wife of 28 years, |
| 0:45.0 | who is also named Chris and their three kids. |
| 0:48.1 | I'm glad you guys are here. |
| 0:49.1 | We're going to talk about politics in the Pacific Northwest, specifically in Oregon today. |
| 0:53.2 | But even if you don't live in the |
| 0:55.0 | Pacific Northwest or in the state of Oregon, what's happening here should concern you. God's people |
| 1:00.5 | need to get off the bench and onto the battlefield. This is going to be a great conversation. I'm glad |
| 1:04.4 | you're here for it. This is the Heidi St. John podcast. Stick around. I think you're going to be |
| 1:08.0 | encouraged. |
| 1:26.5 | Thank you guys for tuning in today. |
| 2:01.4 | The podcast is being sponsored in part by my friend at My Freedom Cart. Hey, how about quit buying things from companies that hate you? Check it out, my freedom cart.com, made in America, non-toxic. You guys are going to love it. I made the switch. Check it out, my freedom cart.com. All right, I'm really happy to have Chris Dudley in the studio with me. We're going to have a great conversation. Welcome. Thanks for making the trip. Well, thanks, Ida. Appreciate it. And it's great to be here. Look forward to it. Thank you. Yeah, you're very welcome. I'm glad that you're here. We've already had a little bit of a conversation about education because obviously you're here at the homeschool resource center. So I kind of want to start there. |
| 2:04.9 | We'll jump into your positions on education. |
| 2:08.3 | But you've had a really unique path in your life. |
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