Horsford Recently Launches Substack Focused on Democracy, Economic Opportunity, and Public Policy

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) has recently launched a Substack. In his latest Substack piece, “They’ve Always Known: The Voting Rights Act and the Fear of Black Power,” examines the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais and the broader historical effort to suppress Black political and economic power in America. 

The piece highlights how states including Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and now Illinois are facing redistricting battles that could significantly reshape representatives for communities of color throughout the nation. Congressman Horsford argues these efforts are part of a broader pattern of voter suppression and political disenfranchisement that has evolved over generations.

“The playbook has not changed in 200 years. Only the language has,” Rep. Horsford says. “What we are witnessing right now is a deliberate effort to silence Black voters, weaken coalition districts, and roll back the progress communities fought and bled for during the civil rights movement. This is not just about one court case. This is a coordinated attack on Black political power, Black economic power, and multiracial democracy itself.”

In the piece, Congressman Horsford brings both lived experience but also a unique legislative perspective. As the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, the first African American elected to Congress from Nevada and the first African American Senate Majority Leader in Nevada history, Horsford reflects on representing Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District, a coalition district with a majority-white electorate.

“Voting rights are economic rights. Representation is economic power,” Rep. Horsford explains. “Who sits in Congress determines who gets investments, who gets protected, who gets heard, and who gets left behind.”

The Substack also outlines the historical roots of modern voter suppression, tracing a line from post-Reconstruction literacy tests and poll taxes to modern-day gerrymandering and court rulings that have weakened protections under the Voting Rights Act. Horsford argues that the erosion of voting rights is directly tied to economic inequality and political exclusion.

Congressman Horsford explained that too often people hear the headlines but not the real stakes behind the decisions being made in Washington. He said the Substack will serve as a platform to connect those dots directly for both his readers and his constituents. 

Readers can subscribe to Congressman Horsford’s Substack and read the full piece here: [CLICK HERE]

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