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.
Believe It or Not, Good Bills were Passed in 2023 Session
As the curtain fell on the 82nd Nevada Legislative Session, Nevada released a collective sigh of relief. These past few months witnessed intense debates, droning grandstanding and a record-setting number…
Special Session Update
Join Marcos Lopez as he discusses the second special session this year: How the Oakland A’s bill was able to pass through the legislature; …
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: The End
The last week of Nevada’s 82nd legislative session was full of surprises. Join Marcos Lopez as he discusses: Which budget bills Gov. Lombardo passed and vetoed; What the last-minute amendments…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 16
Barely a week remains in this legislative session. Join Marcos Lopez and lobbyists from around the state as they discuss: The details of the five budgets presented this week, and…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 15
With only 2-1/2 weeks left in this legislative session, things are starting to really heat up. Join Marcos Lopez for the week 15 legislative briefing as he discusses: Which bills…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 14
Join Marcos Lopez for the week 14 legislative briefing as he discusses: Which bill had rent control measures added to it, and its potential unintended consequences; How an alarming PERS…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 13
There is only one month left in the 82nd legislative session. Join Marcos Lopez for this week’s legislative briefing as he discusses: What the outcome of the Economic Forum…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 12
The third month of Nevada’s legislative session is wrapping up. Join Marcos Lopez for this month’s Under the Dome webinar. He discusses the biggest news from session with legislators and…
Nevada’s 82nd Legislative Session: Week 11
During this week’s episode of Under the Dome, Marcos Lopez reviews what happened after Nevada legislature’s first committee-passage deadline, including: How many bills made it…