2010: Reapportionment, Redistricting and the Republican "Plan" to Return to Power
After this year's election, state lawmakers across the country will meet to draw new legislative districts. The Congressional maps created after 2010 will dictate political realities for the next decade. Republicans are already gearing up to target state legislatures because redistricting is a battle they are accustomed to winning. Progressives must begin organizing for this fight now if they hope to preserve a Democratic agenda for the future. Join Michael Sargeant, the executive director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, and Sen. Steven Horsford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate, as they discuss how Democrats are organizing to prepare for this challenge.
Steven Horsford was elected to the Nevada State Senate in November 2004 where he represents Senatorial District Four. He has served in four special sessions and three regular sessions of the Nevada Legislature. He is co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee and also serves on the Senate Committee on Health & Education and the Senate Committee on Government Affairs. In addition, Senator Horsford is the Democratic National Committeeman for the State of Nevada and was intimately involved in securing Nevada’s role in hosting the second in the nation Presidential Caucus in 2008. In November of 2008, he was named Nevada Senate Majority Leader.
Outside of his legislative service, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Culinary Training Academy (CTA). The CTA is a highly successful joint management and labor partnership between participating gaming companies and the Culinary and Bartenders Unions and prepares more than 3,500 students annually for positions in the hospitality industry.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Senator Horsford has established deep roots as a prominent member of the business and government community. He is a voluntary board member for the Las Vegas Urban League, Nevada Partners, Inc. and 100 Black Men of Las Vegas.
Senator Horsford also serves on a number of national committees. He is currently a board member of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a member of the Democratic National Committee's Change Commission, and a member of the DNC's Rules & Bylaws Committee.
In recognition of his service, Senator Horsford has earned numerous community honors and awards including: In Business Las Vegas’ “Top 40 under 40”, The Links, Inc. “Service to Youth” Award, “Friend to Working Families” Award from the AFL-CIO, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce “Community Achievement” Award in Communications, KLAS-TV Channel 8 “Portrait of Pride”, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee Community Leader for “Distinguished Man of Southern Nevada”, among others.
