Stub record Last verified 2026-09-14

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$380,319
Contributions on file305
Date range2014-02-06 – 2020-06-12
Total spent$704,823
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0103
Top-1 donor share2.63%
Burn rate (spent / raised)1.85 (spending more than raising)

Vs state median

Benchmark group: judicial peers (n=97).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$380,319peer median $8,45145.0× the office-level median
Total spent$704,823peer median $12,76355.2× the office-level median
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0103peer median 0.074186% below the office-level median
Top-1 donor share2.63%peer median 20.28%87% below the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
Senate Republican Leadership Conference$10,0001
The Committee to Elect Becky Harris$10,0002
Republican Majority Alliance PAC$10,0001
Growth & Opportunity PAC$10,0001
Erv Nelson$8,7735
MGM Resorts Int.$8,5003
NVHBA PAC$7,5001
Boyd Gaming Corporation$6,0002
Wynn Las Vegas$5,0001
Committee to Elect Ben Kieckhefer$5,0001

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References

  1. Nevada Secretary of State campaign finance filing 6174 (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-09-14]