Legislative Session

Fred Lokken is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Business, History & Political Science Department at TMCC.  Fred is in his 29th year at TMCC and devoted 20 years to various administrative positions including Dean of WebCollege. He is recognized as a leading expert on Nevada politics and annually participates in numerous interviews  and speaking engagements.  Fred is currently the Executive Commissioner for Nevada Western Interstate Commision of Higher Education (WICHE) as well as past chair of the Instructional Technology Council (ITC), an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges

He will be speaking on the following topics related to the 2021 Nevada Legislative Session with time for questions at the end:

  - political make-up of Assembly/State Senate

  - major issues facing the session

  - interesting legislation

  - redistricting

  - budget during a pandemic

- 2022 political prognostications 

  - Governor's race

  - CD2/other congressional races

  - US Senate race

  - Impact of redistricting

  - changing state demographics:  Is Nevada permanently Blue?