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The Heidi St. John Podcast

Every Vote Counts: Why Local Elections Matter with Jim Walsh & Leslie Lewallen

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

These so-called “off-year” elections shape far more than we realize—our schools, taxes, safety, and freedoms are decided at the local level. In this episode, I’m joined by Washington State GOP Chair Rep. Jim Walsh and Camas City Councilwoman Leslie Llewellyn to talk about why turnout is so low, how we can change it, and what happens when people of faith engage. If you’ve ever wondered whether your vote really counts, this conversation will leave you ready to make a difference.

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in the Word of God. Well, hey, you guys, this is Heidi St. John. Thanks for joining me at the podcast

1:07.6

today. Election Day is coming up really quickly. It's coming up tomorrow,

1:12.2

actually, Tuesday, November 4th. And once again, I'm going to remind you guys that every vote

1:17.9

truly matters. I'm going to be talking about that a little bit today. I'm glad that you're here,

1:22.5

and I think this is going to be an important episode. Today I'm going to be joined by my friend

1:25.9

Representative Jim Walsh. He is also, not only is he a state representative, he's also the head of the GOP here in Washington

1:32.7

State and city councilwoman Leslie Llewellyn. We're going to dish about local politics and national

1:38.4

politics and why it matters and why I believe if you guys would get off the bench and onto the

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