Here’s who I’ve spoken with so far:
Madison County, ID
- John Bidwell
- Curtis “Kirk” Clawson
- Louis Clements — President, Upper Snake River Valley Historical Society
- Jared Golden Fulcher
- James Omar Hansen
- Christopher J. Jones
- Shawn D. Larsen — Mayor of Rexburg, ID
- Stacey L. Larsen
- Joseph D. Law — Reporter, Rexburg Standard Journal
- Richard Law
- Gary F. Leikness — Planning & Zoning Administrator
- J. Kent Marlor — Former County Chair, Democratic Party
- Marilyn R. Rasmussen — County Clerk
- Andrew M. Seagraves
- Darnell R. Shipp
- Melissa K. Shipp
- Jill Smith
- Richard Smith — Former County Chair, Republican Party; Former Public Affairs Director, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Eastern Idaho Region
- Catherine Swensen
- Wayne Swensen
- Danny Yandell
Glasscock County, TX
- Koby Abney — Pastor, First Baptist Church
- Jenny Abney
- Becky Batla — County Clerk
- Wilbur Bednar — County Judge
- Jo Melanie Calverly
- Alan J. Dierschke — Treasurer
- Laura Ratliff Huitt
- Luke Huitt
- Carmen Johnson
- James E. “Pete” Laney — Former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (D-District 85)
- Charlie Lewis
- Barbara Lu Ratliff
Washington, DC
- Michael D. Brown — United States “Shadow” Senator (D -District of Columbia)
- Lorenzo Morris
- Allison Way
Bronx County, NY
- Luz Milanes
- Lloyd Ultan — Bronx County Historian
Monroe County, PA
- Gratz Washenik — County Chair, Democratic Party
Other
- Jay Cost — Political Analyst; Author, HorseRaceBlog, RealClearPolitics.com
- Brent Cunningham — Managing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review
- Pietro Nivola — Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Author, Red and Blue Nation?
All interviews for the RedStateBlueState Project are, of course, conducted scrupulously with the full consent and participation of the interviewees, who are aware of the purpose the interview and the full scope of the project. They are probably the least scary interviews in the history of the world.
