Why this project
Nevada’s legislature meets every two years. The 2027 session begins in February 2027, the last one before RTC’s 2028 service cuts hit. Walking into that session without pre-existing relationships, prepared testimony, and identified champions is how you lose. We won’t lose by being unprepared.
Approach
- Early relationship-building meetings, well before the session
- District visits with legislators in transit-dependent areas (Assembly Districts 11, 12, 13, 28, 35, 41, 42)
- Briefings that connect transit to what each district lives with — tourism, workforce, climate, equity
- Coordination with organized labor and existing transportation advocacy at the state level
Goals
- In progress
Map both chambers and identify prospective transit champions
Target Sep 2026
- Planned
Brief at least one champion in each chamber by end of 2026
Target Dec 2026
- Planned
Develop and circulate a one-page transit funding ask to all members of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development and the Assembly Committee on Revenue
Target Dec 2026
- Planned
Coordinate with allied organizations (Culinary, Sierra Club, Nevada Conservation League) on shared asks
Target Jan 2027
- Planned
Prepare written and oral testimony for the relevant 2027 hearings
Target Apr 2027