Kevin Dietrich
Director of Mainstream Media
Kevin Dietrich joined Nevada Policy in 2022 and currently serves as the Director of Mainstream Media.He has more than 20 years of experience in communications, including serving as the director of communications and marketing for the South Carolina Bankers Association, working as a speechwriter for South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and assisting with internal communications for CVS Caremark.
Kevin graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism and a minor in History. A fifth-generation Californian, he spent a decade as a journalist, working for newspapers in Florida, New York, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Mail Balloting: From One-Off to Permanent in a Year
The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown continues to resonate throughout Nevada. More than 10 percent of businesses in the state shuttered permanently; school closings resulted in students experiencing an unprecedented…
The Good and Bad of Nevada Voter Registration
Election days typically occur once or twice a year (counting primaries), but the work preparing voter rolls is a year-round process. This is especially true in Nevada, with its dynamic…
Ballot Harvesting Opens the Door to Voting Fraud
Among the most egregious changes to Nevada’s voting laws in recent years was the legalization of ballot harvesting. Under the cover of the 2020 Covid lockdown, dramatic changes were made…
How We Can Mend Nevada’s Dysfunctional Elections
Why do Nevada elections take so long? It’s a question that pops up every two years, which happens to coincide with key elections in the state. The New York Times,…
Grocery Deal Threatened by Overreaching Federal Agency
Monopolies are rare in a free market. They can occur in new technologies or when one business drives others out by being more efficient or providing a better product. But…
Utah on the Verge of Scuttling RCV Pilot Project
As Nevadans prepare to give thumbs up or down to ranked-choice voting this fall, the system is running up against significant opposition in neighboring Utah. The Utah House of Representatives…
Election Integrity Paper Offers Path to Better Balloting
It’s an election year in Nevada, which means we can expect questions about long tabulation times, voter roll veracity and diminished confidence in our electoral process. In an effort to…
Nevada Opens Up ‘State Checkbook’ to Public
A searchable database of Nevada state expenditures is now available to the public. Called the Nevada Open Finance Portal, or state checkbook for short, it provides access to accurate, up-to-date…
Initiative would Upend how NV Chooses Candidates
Nevada’s Top Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, on the ballot this fall, would do far more than require voters to order myriad candidates by preference. It would also dramatically alter…