A chat with incoming Assembly Minority Leader Heath Flora

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined by Assembly Minority Leader-Elect Heath Flora, who will take over as head of the lower house’s Republican caucus later this month, succeeding Asm. James Gallagher. The collegial, no-drama GOP leadership transition stood in stark contrast to the last two Dem leadership fights – owing at least in part to Flora’s reputation as one of the most well-liked members of the legislature. A straight-talking member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Flora had compliments for colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and voiced his frustrations with overly partisan policymaking.

1:40 Talking Top 100

2:34 Health Care Conference, October 1

3:28 Special Edition

4:20 Asm. Heath Flora

5:18 The transition

7:10 Agenda/priorities

8:56 Bringing firefighting experiences to wildfire policy

13:39 “You can manage fire”

14:41 looking at the best-available approach

17:07 CEQA and #AB103

20:46 The lawmaker that people want to hang out with

27:59 Redistricting

32:33 What would you like to see from your time in the legislature

34:30 Fly fishing and Henry Winkler

39:08 #WWCA