Marcos Lopez
Outreach & Coalitions Director
Marcos Lopez serves as the Outreach & Coalitions Director for Nevada Policy Research Institute, which includes government affairs and Hispanic outreach. For over a decade, Marcos has fought to advance free-market principles, limited government, and secure individual rights through electioneering, lobbying, and grassroots mobilization at all levels of government across nine states and Washington D.C.Originally from Miami, Marcos moved to Nevada in 2015 and has lived in Reno and Las Vegas, where he currently resides. His main areas of focus include economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, and school choice. Marcos’ work and efforts have been recognized and featured in The New York Times, The Las Vegas Review Journal, The Nevada Independent, This is Reno, and The Nevada Current.
Swimply’s Fight for Individual Liberty in Henderson
The latest instance of government overreach is unfolding in the city of Henderson once more. At the heart of this battle is Swimply – a rising online platform allowing…
Episode 88: What ‘Grade’ Did Your Lawmaker Earn?
Free to Offend Episode 89 | Guest: Geoff Lawrence and Marcos Lopez Sure, we’ve talked plenty about the outcome of Nevada’s 2023 legislative session … but do…
Nevada's Scholarship Lifeline: Temporary Relief, Long-Term Uncertainty
Following the Interim Finance Committee’s party-line rejection of Gov. Lombardo’s emergency request, the administration came to a rescue. It announced last week that the AAA Scholarship Foundation would…
Legislative Update: Opportunity Scholarships
Join Marcos Lopez as he discusses the Interim Finance Committee’s hearing this week on Opportunity Scholarships. How we got here – a brief recap of why the Interim Finance Committee was hearing…
Lombardo's Push to Save Students Scuttled by Partisan Politics
While Nevada is starting to come off its July highs, the heated battle over school choice shows no signs of cooling off. This past Wednesday, Democratic-led Interim Finance Committee rejected…
Highlighting Lombardo's Important Vetoes, Part II
(This is the second in a two-part series analyzing the best vetoes issued by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo during the 2023 legislative session. To read about part one, click…
Highlighting Lombardo’s Top Vetoes, and Why They Matter
(This is the first in a two-part series analyzing the best vetoes issued by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo during the 2023 legislative session.) One of the most powerful tools at…
Episode 83: Lombardo’s Veto Pen Made a Massive Difference This Year
Free to Offend Episode 83 | Guest: Marcos Lopez, Nevada Policy With a divided government, it’s unsurprising the legislative scorecard would be “messy.” Marcos Lopez from Nevada Policy joined the…
Highlighting Worst of the Wurst in Pork-Laden Session
Previously we covered the top 10 best pieces of legislation to be enacted during Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session, but for every yin, there’s a yang. While we celebrate the…