Marcos Lopez
Policy Fellow
Marcos Lopez serves as a Policy Fellow for Nevada Policy. 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.
Episode 93: Why Are We Trying to Make Voting Harder?
Free to Offend Episode 93 | Guest: Jason Snead, Honest Elections Project Is ranked-choice voting best for Nevada? Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project,…
Government Shouldn’t Limit Americans’ Vehicle Options
There are few more iconic American symbols than the pickup truck. An online auto guide reported that 34 of 50 U.S. listed pickups as their most popular vehicle in both…
Swimply Fight Highlights Hurdles Facing Innovators
Nevada Policy recently brought to light the ongoing battle between Swimply and the city of Henderson. Swimply is a relatively new, innovative company helping Nevadans unlock hidden capital in their…
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…