Pay for Play Nevada
Stub record Last verified 2026-05-17 Data last changed 2026-06-29

Biography

  • Education: Bachelor's, University of Southern California, 1985
  • Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Electoral history

YearTypeOfficeResultVote %Opponents
2018GeneralSLost [source]——
2012GeneralHLost [source]——
2012GeneralSLost [source]——
2010GeneralHLost [source]——
2008GeneralHLost [source]——
2006GeneralHLost [source]——

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures.

Total raised$5,430,637
Contributions on file4,220
Total spent$4,146,053
Burn rate (spent / raised)0.76 (steady-state)

Vs state median

Benchmark group: federal peers (n=283).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$5,430,637peer median $38,985139.3× the office-level median
Total spent$4,146,053peer median $9,963416.1× the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
National Association Of Realtors$131,3729
National Republican Congressional Committee Expenditures$82,8938
Republican National Committee - Rnc$82,0002
International Game Technology (Igt) Political Action Committee$37,50019
Sbc Communications Inc Employee Federal Political Action Committee (Sbc Empac)$35,00020
American Bankers Association Bankpac$35,00021
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc Political Action Committee "Barrick Goldstrike Pac"$35,00015
National Beer Wholesalers' Association Political Action Committee (Nbwa Pac)$35,00013
Sierra Pacific Employees Political Action Committee$30,49919
Every Republican Is Crucial (Ericpac)$30,0006

Donors who are also registered lobbying clients

2 of this legislator's donors are NRS 218H–registered Carson City lobbying clients (83rd 2025 Session). Cross-referenced from NPE's lobbyist-client registry. When a donor also pays a lobbyist, the contribution becomes one surface of a multi-channel influence relationship.

ClientDonated to this legislator# contributions Client's total NV political $# registered lobbyists
Nevada Realtors$29,99814$7,274,5269
Southwest Gas$28,00013$2,276,07711

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