Fighting for New Jersey with Megan O'Rourke

The Home Front

Reed Galen

Government, News, News Commentary, Politics

5.0 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Hey! You! BEFORE you hit play, rate the Home Front 5 Stars! Make sure we reach as many people as we can! Today, host Reed Galen interviews Megan O'Rourke, a Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey's 7th district. They discuss her background in civil service, her advocacy for climate change and food security, and her motivations for running for office. O'Rourke shares insights on the importance of federal employees, the impact of environmental policies, and her approach to connecting with voters across party lines. The conversation also touches on healthcare, labor rights, and the significance of unions in today's economy, culminating in a call to action for her campaign. Learn more about Megan's campaign. Subscribe to Reed on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	Welcome back to the home front.
0:34.4	I'm your host, Reed Yalen.
0:36.4	Today, I'm joined by Megan O'Rourke. She is a Democrat running in New Jersey's
0:38.9	7th Congressional District. She went to BYU, where she met her husband, also a native of New Jersey.
0:45.1	She went through school and earned degrees at Stony Brook University, Iowa State, and Cornell
0:49.8	along the way, getting a PhD. She also started a small farm business with her husband and raised
0:55.7	three kids. With her PhD in hand, Megan has had a successful career. She was a civil servant
1:01.2	working to improve food security and combat climate change at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
1:06.7	and the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, which some of you have probably heard about.
1:12.7	As a tenured professor, she studied how to make agriculture more sustainable to lower
1:16.5	costs for families and protect our environment for future generations. For five years, she led
1:21.6	climate change science at USDA's National Institute for Food and Agriculture overseeing a $200 million budget.
1:29.0	She also served as a Brookings Fellow and Senior Advisor in Congress learning how things get done
1:34.2	down there, such as they are.
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