Lucia Starbuck
Political ReporterLucia Starbuck is an award-winning political journalist and the host of KUNR’s monthly show Purple Politics Nevada. She is passionate about reporting during election season, attending community events, and talking to people about the issues that matter most to them.
In 2024, Lucia was awarded the National Press Foundation’s Women in Politics Journalism Fellowship, and in 2023, she produced a four-part series on rural maternal health care with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship.
Lucia was born and raised in Reno. During her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going on nature walks, and learning how to cook.
You can reach Lucia via email at LS@KUNR.org.
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Immigrant advocates are celebrating a recent ruling in favor of a class action lawsuit filed in part by the ACLU of Nevada and UNLV Immigration Clinic against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice. -
A new report estimates how many Nevadans could lose Medicaid coverage in 2028 due to the Big Beautiful Bill. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Democrat Gamaliel Zavala Enriquez. -
Five anti-establishment Democratic candidates for Northern Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District have come up with a plan to advance one of them to the November ballot. Before the primary, four of them will drop out and support the remaining person. -
This month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada features Democrats Zach Conine and Nicole Cannizzaro running for attorney general during the June Primary. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Republican James Settelmeyer. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Democrat Greg Kidd. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Republican Jesse Watts. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson. -
Northern Nevada’s congressional district is completely up for grabs this election. Ahead of the June primary, we sat down with the Democrats, Republicans, and the lone Independent running for the seat. Hear from KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck speaking with Republican Rick Shepherd.
