Summary: 00:00 Podcast Intro<br> 00:40 Rep. Zolnikov Bio<br> 01:37 Welcome to the Podcast, Representative!<br> 02:30 What was your life like before politics?<br> 03:54 At what point did you get involved in State politics?<br> 04:50 What was your introduction to campaigning like? (Hint: Lots of Knocking Doors)<br> 06:00 The Power of Knocking Doors<br> 07:10 How did the individual relationships you built, going door to door, help you win your election and represent your district better?<br> 09:42 Focus on the Voter!<br> 13:56 How did your conversations with voters improve your broader marketing efforts?<br> 18:14 The importance of using more than one medium of voter communication<br> 19:58 Never take voters for granted<br> 20:40 Tell us more about your parents fleeing Stalinist Russia<br> 22:38 How did that background of fleeing communism impact your political view?<br> 24:06 The importance of remembering the history of tyranny as we look forward at government <br> 26:17 How did your main political issues develop for you, especially the issue of privacy?<br> 29:11 Pretending to perfect isn’t going to work in politics anymore<br> 31:44 How did the Montana fundraising limits impact your fundraising for your campaigns?<br> 34:30 What kind of budget did you have for your race and how did you spend it?<br> 37:43 Using paid campaign workers as a force multiplier<br> 41:02 What does your campaign operation look like?<br> 42:41 What was it like as a 25 year old to actually be in elected office?<br> 47:14 What kind of advice would you give yourself when you started to run for office?<br> 50:42 Where can people find you online?<br> 51:58 Any closing words of wisdom for the listeners?<br> 53:00 Outro
