Posted April 11, 2024 Driving Change: Insights From the Speaker of the Only Volunteer Legislature In this Q&A interview, NCSL talks with New Mexico Rep. Javier Martínez, who was elected in 2014 and became House speaker in 2023. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders, Profiles
Posted April 10, 2024 Are Long-Serving Legislative Leaders a Thing of the Past? As the nature of legislative service evolves, the role of leaders may be changing as well, with fewer serving for multiple years—or even decades. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders, About State Legislatures
Posted March 5, 2024 No Carrots or Sticks, Just Relationships: The Challenge of Being Montana Speaker In this Q&A interview, NCSL talks with first-term Montana House Speaker Matt Regier. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders
Posted February 14, 2024 From Gridiron to Statehouse and Still Helping the Team Score Goals A Q&A with Joe Tate, a former professional football player and Marine Corps veteran who now serves as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders
Posted January 9, 2024 Leading With a Minister’s Touch and a Public Defender’s Insight A Q&A interview with Joanna McClinton, the first woman and first woman of color to win the Pennsylvania House speakership. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders
Posted September 12, 2023 The Political Early Bloomer A Q&A with Brian Patrick Kennedy, the Rhode Island Speaker Pro Tem and newly named NCSL president. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders