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A Long-time radio host with his own show as well as backing up as host for nationally syndicated broadcasts, Jeff is a fifth generation Oregon farmer, aviator, professional musician, former State Legislator, lobbyist, real estate developer, small business owner, firefighter, and served as an embedded broadcaster with Oregon National Guard in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jeff is a former Oregon State Representative and fifth generation Oregon farmer from Halsey, Oregon. Kropf served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for two legislative sessions and served two sessions on the Transportation and Ways and Means subcommittees.
He also is Executive Director of Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation.
Jeff is a former Oregon State Representative and fifth generation Oregon farmer from Halsey, Oregon. Kropf served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for two legislative sessions and served two sessions on the Transportation and Ways and Means subcommittees.
He also is Executive Director of Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation.
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Governor wannabe SOS Read says ‘enough is enough’ about $7,000 drug hotline calls: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/enough-is-enough-oregons-secretary-of-state-demands-accountability-for-the-states-failed-addiction-response.html Kotax’s failures lead to 98% of food stamp fraud is out of state: https://oregoncatalyst.com/93224-98-food-stamp-fraud-occurs-state-kotek-care.html Should Republican Rep Greg Smith resign after Ethics Commission finds him guilty of breaking the law? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/republicans-bosses-silent-on-finding-greg-smith-broke-ethics-laws.html OR voting rolls are not compliant with Fed law: https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2001109561399500874 OR Dems gonna wipe out FFA funding unless you act now! https://x.com/BoshartDavisAg/status/2001372664473272439FBI lied about citizens stopping 48% of all shooters last year: FBI said it was zero percent: https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/2001366592387715352 Inflation lower than forecast in spite of tariff caterwauling: https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/us-annual-inflation-rate-falls-sharply-to-2-7-percent-in-november-5959870?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1
Able boded adults must now work 20 hrs per week to keep getting food stamps: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/able-bodied-adults-must-work-or-lose-food-stamps-under-new-federal-rules-that-affect-37000-oregonians.html US House votes today on healthcare bill that CBO says lowers ObamaCare premiums by 11%: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/16/cbo-house-republican-healthcare-bill-saves-35-billion-lowers-obamacare-premiums-by-11-percent/ 98% of SNAP/cash fraud is out of state and could be easily stopped: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/majority-oregon-snap-cash-benefit-fraud-happens-out-of-state/283-4f788388-0f03-480d-b43c-9f8b21cf0ec1 OR Ethics probe in fake union lobbying: https://oregoncatalyst.com/93152-ethics-probe-union-fake-grassroots-lobbying.html Hit piece on Danielle Bethell: who initiated the ethics complaint? https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/16/county-commissioner-and-gop-candidate-in-oregon-governors-race-faces-ethics-investigation/ Some DMV fees still going up: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/ballot-challenge-halted-some-oregon-car-fee-hikes-but-not-all/283-75b4f6d1-ffe3-4bb3-8437-f20842b96709
Coffee Klatch tonight with Rep Ed Diehl, Chris Cummings and Nick Hill from 6-8pm at Bo and Vine Restaurant SalemOnly massive political change can produce a K-12 “Mississippi Miracle” in OR: https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/education/2025/12/13/mississippis-reading-turnaround-may-hold-lessons-for-oregon-schools/ Dan Rayfield sues Trump with laughable assertions about H1B visa costs https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/oregon-states-lawsuit-trump-administration-trump-100k-fee-h1b-visas/283-43bcaf80-ff36-485c-bb5c-309409c93052 Is Political Rage what killed Rob Reiner and his wife? https://www.cypher-news.com/2025/12/im-gonna-say-the-thing-nobodys-saying-about-rob-reiners-murder/ Seizing rouge oil tankers is not unprecedented or shocking: https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/15/trumps-oil-tanker-seizure-another-shocking-and-unprecedented-act-that-isnt-shocking-or-unprecedented/
Kotax’s metrics for her Prosperity Roadmap? https://oregoncatalyst.com/93076-metrics-prosperity-roadmap.html OR is 39th of top states for business: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/top-states-for-business-americas-2025-the-full-rankings.html?msockid=1a272957767869f82c813a1577cb680e Kotax and Dems take note!! Law of supply and demand on full display as Dope prices drop 70%: https://oregoncatalyst.com/93086-cannabis-sees-70-price-drop.html Fake news KOIN story about renewed work requirement for able to work SNAP recipients: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/new-snap-work-requirements-now-in-effect-across-oregon/ Is there a split in conservative media, both Fox and digital media? https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/fox-news-vs-influencers-charlie-kirk-conspiracies-ignite-a-right-wing-power-clash/
Sheriff Richard Mack on Jan 9,10 Save our Sheriff’s rally in Pierce County WA: https://cspoa.org/ Hidden reasons why OR’s unemployment rate is 1% higher than last year even though more are employed? Working age people kicked off the govt dole and deportations? https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/10/oregon-unemployment-rate-jobs-data/ Detroit Lake drawdown should concern everyone in OR: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/10/first-look-detroit-lake-drawdown-creates-rising-concerns/ Give ObamaCare subsidies directly to people and let them choose the best plan for them: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-to-vote-on-dueling-health-care-bills-tackling-expiring-obamacare-subsidies-5956310?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 13 RINO’s join with Dems to try to repeal Trump’s EO stopping unionization of Fed Govt employees: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/13-house-republicans-join-democrats-repeal-trump-executive/
OR Rep Yunker about Kotax on the naughty list: https://x.com/RepYunker/status/1998377829231476937 Thomas Sowell quote about socialism: https://x.com/Crazyflix94/status/1998409799659360385 Trump touts economic wins as he begins campaigning like 2024: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-touts-lower-prices-bigger-paychecks-in-1st-stop-of-national-tour-5956041?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 TDS with Merkley: introducing bill to stop Trump’s image on a collectors coin: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democratic-senators-move-block-trump-1-coins-from-treasury-department-mint Un assimilated immigrant crime is front and center: https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/1998401029163917325 Maine gives drivers licenses to illegals very easily, just as OR does. https://x.com/unquirer/status/1998054347142283649 Treason? Video of Illhan Omar saying in 2024 the US will only do what Somalis tell them to do: https://x.com/CollinsforTX/status/1998089360726769937
Union members supporting stop the gas tax petition: Their cost of living is going up also: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92987-union-members-stop-gas-tax-petition.html Skeptical Fishwrap headline hurts Dems/Kotax if we help people connect the dots: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-leaders-pledge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly-but-offer-few-specifics.html Even lib OPB admits economy not working: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/08/oregon-economy-state-leaders-job-business/ OR’s budget crisis is Kotax’s fault, not Trump’s: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/12/opinion-oregons-budget-crisis-didnt-start-in-washington-it-started-here-at-home.html ODOT still hiring winter maintenance workers: they know they are gonna get money from Legislature soon: https://katu.com/news/local/odot-continues-hiring-winter-maintenance-positions-with-funding-in-limbo-department-of-transportation-oregon-portland-salem-snow-ice-severe-weather-icy-plow-jobs-unemployment-no-tax-oregon
No Tax petition gets 180,000 signatures at least: https://www.nrtoday.com/news/no-tax-oregon-referendum-petition-passes-180-000-signatures-what-comes-next/article_40c3b0f4-18bc-4a92-bc8a-dd8dcb3e0d4a.html ODOT warns more homeless if tax increase repealed: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92947-odot-warns-highway-homeless-camps-truth.html Coal free nations and have highest electricity rates: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92959-spot-coalfree-nation-chart-oregon.html Somali non profit in Maine using taxpayer financing for private army in Somalia: https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1997637222112076179 Taxpayers are paying for Somali’s and others not to assimilate: https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/08/american-taxpayers-are-paying-somalis-millions-to-not-assimilate/ ObamaCare scam: 9 out of 10 fake enrollees get subsidized coverage that goes to insurance companies: https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/08/report-obamacare-exchange-kept-9-out-of-10-fake-enrollees-on-subsidized-coverage/ Narco terrorist boats are not covered under international maritime law or UNCLOS signatories: they are pirates: https://x.com/nettermike/status/1997765685922136281 UNCLOS treaty: https://www.unclos.org/?trk=public_post-text
Who said in 1989: “Lets go after the drug lords where they live”? https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1996308495105196037 Dems side with narco terrorists: https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/05/democrats-side-with-venezuelan-narco-terrorists-over-americans/ Big Lie: Kotax now tries to say she is anti tolling: She created it and signed the bridge toll bill this year: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92914-kotek-calls-antitoll-governor-run-true.html Even the Fishwrap doesn’t buy Kotax re election spin: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-gov-kotek-announces-2026-reelection-bid-setting-up-drazan-rematch.html OPB headline is not good for Kotax: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-gov-kotek-announces-2026-reelection-bid-setting-up-drazan-rematch.html Supreme Court allows TX redistricting: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racially-discriminatory/
DOJ sues OR for non compliance with Federal law in turning over voter rolls: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/doj-sues-six-more-states-withholding-voter-rolls/ OR SNAP scams a result of hacked computer systems? https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/ebt-card-scam-are-on-the-rise-in-oregon-is-there-an-end-in-sight/ The lie of third world assimilation because PC politicians enact policies to prevent assimilation: https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/04/the-lie-of-third-world-assimilation-is-finally-dead/ ABC news truth bomb on narco terror boat second strike: https://x.com/CurtisHouck/status/1996369433569161520
Kotax smoke and mirrors to boost OR’s economy: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregons-governor-unveils-a-roadmap-to-business-prosperity-heres-whats-at-stake.html 7 ways Kotek’s new biz plan is debunked: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92813-7-ways-debunk-koteks-big-savetheeconomy-proposal.html Outrage of the day: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/outrage-minneapolis-police-chief-urges-somali-community-dial/
Coffee Klatch tonight! Go support conservative Salem city councilors tonight so vote against declaring state of emergency over ICE: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/11/salem-moves-toward-declaring-state-of-emergency-over-increased-ice-arrests.html Reps Diehl and Davis find $70M in ODOT waste: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92742-lawmakers-find-70m-odot-waste-plain-sight.html Unions spy on signature gathering: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92770-unions-derail-gas-tax-petition-spying-exploiting-peoples-mistakes.html Drazan gets it right to hit Kotax on crime: Illegally releasing violent criminals and reducing sentences: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92718-list-criminals-released-early-kotek-rayfield.html Oregon income growth slowing behind nation and inflation: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/11/oregon-income-growth-slows-falling-behind-the-nation-and-inflation.html ObamaCare fraud: 35% of enrollees are ghost patients: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/sen-marshall-exposes-obamacare-fraud-35-are-ghost/
Trump’s epic rant about immigration non assimilation: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1994272683387687053 He halts all migration from third world countries: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15333801/trump-pauses-world-migration-afghan-shooter.html 5 of the Seditious Six were trained by the New Politics Academy: https://www.independentsentinel.com/five-of-the-seditionist-six-were-trained-by-new-politics-academy/ Loomer: rich white liberals raised money for the jihadi shooter: https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1994121122623979672 Shooter worked with special CIA unit: https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1993930875575365907 Color revolution in America by this man from the Rockerfeller Brothers Fund: USAID/ CIA connected: https://x.com/datarepublican?s=43 Benz: how CIA instigates color revolutions around the world: https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1993947200972574986 Barron Trump: Muslims marching in Dearborn MI demanding revolution against our way of life: https://x.com/BarronTNews_/status/1994182983171920293 Documentary movie trailer of saving worthy Afghanis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORA2pflFAjw Central OR non profit helping settle Afghani refugees that supported us during the war: https://centraloregongives.com/nonprofit/supporting-afghan-families-inc/
Pray for wounded WVNG in critical condition: Jason Williams is thankful on Thanksgiving Day 2025: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92638-2025-humbled-thankful-oregonians.html Sen Starr says the right words that prove Kotax lies about no backup plan: https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/26/national-guard-shooting-suspect-came-from-afghanistan-through-biden-program/ For today: Reagan ‘s 1981 Thanksgiving proclamation: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92628-rep-reschke-reagans-1981-thanksgiving-proclamation.html Rush: Video of his powerful true story of Thanksgiving: https://rumble.com/v729ob4-rush-limbaugh-on-the-true-story-of-thanksgiving.html Afghan shooter of WVNG worked with US Army during war: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-national-guard-shooting-served-us-troops-afghanistan-relative-rcna246170 Shooter worked with CIA: Deep state false flag to make Trump look bad? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/afghan-national-who-ambushed-two-national-guard-members/ Idiot Dem Sen Slotkin said 4 days ago that NG would start shooting civilians: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/vile-sedition-senator-slotkin-warned-national-guardsmen-would/ 2022 DHS report says they didn’t properly vet Afghan refugees: https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/26/national-guard-shooting-suspect-came-from-afghanistan-through-biden-program/ Rayfield sues Trump over SNAP changes: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/11/oregon-sues-feds-saying-usdas-new-snap-guidance-cuts-legal-immigrants.html Rayfeld also says he will arrest/prosecute ICE agents: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/11/can-oregon-prosecute-federal-agents-state-officials-say-theyll-try.html
Rep Diehl interview about 150,000 signatures gathered to repeal Kotax’s gas tax increase in less than two weeksKotax is lying that her tax increase opponents have no plan to replace the money: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/group-gathers-150k-signatures-to-put-odot-funding-on-ballot/ Kotax strikes back! What a hypocrite. https://oregoncatalyst.com/92611-kotek-strikes-gas-tax-petition-hits-150000.html Fed Judge says Coast Guard must move helicopter back to Newport: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/11/coast-guard-rescue-helicopter-spotted-at-newport-air-facility-after-judges-order.html Salem City council split on emergency declaration about ICE deportations: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2025/11/23/ice-arrests-spur-salem-to-vote-on-reaffirming-status-as-inclusive-city/87397614007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116027p000350c000350d00----v116027b0060xxd006065&gca-ft=169&gca-ds=sophi&tbref=hp
Former Sen Dennis Linthicum weekly interviewOR House R’s put out a powerful headline. Kudos: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/houserepublicans/Documents/Release_House%20Republicans%20Respond%20to%20Governor%20Koteks%20Executive%20Order%20that%20Increases%20the%20Cost%20of%20Living%20for%20Oregonians%20_.pdf Kotax is desperate for positive media but her EO on climate only hurts: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/11/latest-kote-climate-order-aims-to-speed-up-oregons-clean-energy-transition.html Desperate Kotax declares fuel emergency so she can blunt further consumer anger over high fuel prices: https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2025/11/24/governor-kotek-declares-fuel-emergency-following-olympic-pipeline-shutdown/ OR Dems quietly preparing to take away your no tax on tips, overtime or social security: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92566-lawmakers-quietly-float-tax-hike-fix-budget.html AI manipulated video has Dems claiming Trump had a stroke: https://x.com/MysterySolvents/status/1992443498344439848 CIA officers say Seditious Six are being run as deep state assets: https://rumble.com/v727fv4-cia-officers-tell-jesse-watters-the-seditious-six-are-being-run-as-assets-i.html?mref=1t8q76&mc=5gu6n Feds say 17yr old McMinnville HS student used his car to violently attack ICE agents which is why they arrested him: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/feds-say-oregon-17-year-old-used-his-car-to-violently-attack-ice-agents.html
Did we cross the 100,000 signature threshold this weekend? https://oregoncatalyst.com/92537-11-photos-explosive-signature-gathering-weekend.html Dont stop gathering signatures if we did meet our goal: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/23/gas-tax-referendum-effort-holds-sign-across-oregon-event/87337507007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117621p002250c002250d00----v117621b0076xxd117665&gca-ft=109&gca-ds=sophi Lars: Kotax’s big lie: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92535-lars-larson-koteks-big-odot-lie.html Are we connecting with GenZ that will decide the next Presidential election? https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/gen-zers-are-becoming-political-kingmakers-but-no-one-speaks-their-language-5945842?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1
Sign across Oregon tomorrow to gather signatures on the Kotax gas tax increase repeal: www.notaxor.com Kotax is so desperate for positive media she resigns again SB243 another gun restriction bill: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92488-kotek-resigns-gun-control-bill-extra-hype.html Brock-Smith hits Kotax on her EO that raises cost of living: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92478-sen-brock-smith-koteks-enviroorder-creates-unaffordability-families.html TriMet cuts more bus service cause they know the bailout they want will be repealed: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/20/trimet-layoff-budget-gap/ OR substance abuse providers want more money while not producing results: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/20/boulder-care-ohsu-substance-use-tol/ Rep Elmer on 7.5M of your money to fund abortions at 270 Planned Parenthood locations in OR https://oregoncatalyst.com/92450-rep-elmer-7m-emergency-funds-planned-parenthood.html
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