Biography
Ken Tedford serves as the Mayor of Fallon, Nevada, holding a nonpartisan executive office at the municipal level. As the chief executive of the city, he oversees local governance and administration for the Churchill County seat.
Detailed biographical information regarding Tedford's professional background, prior public offices, educational history, and military service is not available in the current public record.
NV SOS Aurora records show Ken Tedford has reported $13,667 in cumulative campaign contributions across 16 filings, spanning 2011-03-16 to 2024-06-221.
- NV SOS Aurora — campaign filings for Ken Tedford — https://www.nvsos.gov/SoSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/Search.aspx?type=cefd&candidateId=1169 (accessed 2026-06-24).
Campaign finance
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset.
Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures. [verify on NV SOS]
| Total raised | $13,667 |
|---|---|
| Contributions on file | 16 |
| Date range | 2011-03-16 – 2024-06-22 |
| Total spent | $12,639 |
| Donor concentration (HHI) | 0.7865 (highly concentrated) |
| Top-1 donor share | 88.53% |
| Burn rate (spent / raised) | 0.92 (steady-state) |
Vs state median
Benchmark group: city peers (n=74).
| Metric | This politician | Peer median | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total raised | $13,667 | peer median $7,172 | 91% above the office-level median |
| Total spent | $12,639 | peer median $10,587 | near the office-level median |
| Donor concentration (HHI) | 0.7865 | peer median 0.0141 | 55.6× the office-level median |
| Top-1 donor share | 88.53% | peer median 4.00% | 22.1× the office-level median |
Top donors
| Donor | Total | # |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Tedford | $12,100 | 8 |
| Cindy Johnson | $567 | 1 |
| Alan Kalt | $250 | 1 |
| Michelle Berney | $250 | 1 |
| Arc Dome Strategies | $150 | 1 |
| Stanley Cooper | $100 | 1 |
| Kelly Frost | $100 | 1 |
| Trudy Nunn | $100 | 1 |
| Peggy Reed | $50 | 1 |
Auditor research leads
Statistically-suspicious patterns flagged by the Nevada Political Establishment auditor pipeline. Each finding is a research lead, not an allegation; consult the cited public-records source before drawing conclusions. Frameworks: NRS 281A.420 (conflict-of-interest), NRS 218H (lobbying), NRS 294A (campaign finance).
Donor-base concentration finding
DOJ "highly concentrated" threshold (HHI > 0.25) applied to this candidate's donor base under the antitrust framework. Indicates funding dependence on a small number of donors.
| HHI | 0.7865 (threshold 0.25) |
|---|---|
| Top-1 donor share | 88.5% |
| Total received | $13,667 |
Top 5 donors
| Donor | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Tedford | $12,100 | 88.5% |
| Cindy Johnson | $567 | 4.2% |
| Alan Kalt | $250 | 1.8% |
| Michelle Berney | $250 | 1.8% |
| Arc Dome Strategies | $150 | 1.1% |
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References
- NV SOS Aurora — campaign filing for Ken Tedford (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]