JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses President Trump’s Greenville campaign rally
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses President Trump’s “Keep America Great” campaign rally in Greenville. Kokai offered…
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Mitch Kokai is senior political analyst for the John Locke Foundation. He joined JLF in December 2005 as director of communications. That followed more than four years as chief state government reporter for News 14 Carolina, now known as Spectrum News. The job included extensive coverage of the General Assembly for the 24-hour local regional television news channel.
Before News 14 Carolina, Kokai worked as a radio news reporter for seven years. He started a radio news department at WENC-AM in Whiteville, then led Chapel Hill’s award-winning radio news team at WCHL-AM. He spent two-and-one-half years as news director and assignment editor for Raleigh’s WPTF-AM.
Mitch is a Columbus, Ohio, native, and a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate. He has lived in North Carolina since 1989.
Content featuring Mitch Kokai
Shifting the gerrymandering focus to distorted districts
Redistricting reformers hurt their cause by focusing almost exclusively on partisan outcomes.
JLF’s Mitch Kokai analyzes Cooper, Forest speeches in N.C. churches
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent speeches Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest have…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai assesses N.C. budget stalemate
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the stalemate surrounding North Carolina’s state budget. Kokai offered these comments…
SCIF scuffle highlights different priorities for taxes, spending
It's no surprise that many Democrats balk at a proposal to shift current state government funding priorities.
State judges can consider Rucho ruling’s impact
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a partisan gerrymandering case could influence a state court dispute involving the same topic.