Rep. John Eder of House District 136 (Waterboro, Alfred, Lyman), once the highest-elected Green Party official in the country and now a Republican, joins Chuck Ellis to discuss Maine politics heading into a critical election year.

Topics include the Republican gubernatorial field and electability, a Democratic colleague’s account of party leadership shifting focus to “new Mainers,” fraud in DHHS programs, foster care oversight and the Lewiston shooting victim fund, Government Oversight Committee battles, COVID’s damage, girls’ sports, property taxes, and coming AI and data center challenges.