Cornerstone Government Affairs ⚑ research lead
800 Maine Avenue, SW 7th Floor, Washington 20024
Total contributed
$39K
All Nevada filings, 2025–2026.
Contributions
14
After dedup of superseded reports.
Top recipients shown
10
Ranked by amount received.
Lobbyists representing
3
Registered for the 83rd Session.
Where the money landed
Contributions split by recipient party affiliation. "Nonpartisan" includes ballot questions, judicial races, and similar.
| Party / Affiliation | Contributed | Contributions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $34,500 | 10 | 89.4% |
| Democratic Party | $4,093 | 4 | 10.6% |
Who received the largest checks
Top 10 recipients of contributions from this entity. Amounts are cumulative across all reporting years on file. Recipients can be candidates, parties, or political committees.
| # | Recipient | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada State Democratic Party | $8,500 | 1 |
| 2 | Nevada Senate Democrats | $8,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Senate Republican Leadership Conference | $4,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Assembly Republican Caucus PAC | $4,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Assembly Democratic Caucus | $4,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Nevada Black Legislative Caucus | $3,000 | 1 |
| 7 | Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus | $3,000 | 1 |
| 8 | DMarilyn Dondero LoopState Senate, District 8 · CLARK COUNTY | $2,950 | 1 |
| 9 | DJulie PazinaState Senate, District 12 · CLARK COUNTY | $574 | 1 |
| 10 | DMelanie ScheibleState Senate, District 9 · CLARK COUNTY | $569 | 2 |
Every contribution, newest first
14 individual contributions on file in the deduplicated Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Assembly Republican Caucus PAC | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate Republican Leadership Conference | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2026-05-08 | Nevada Senate Democrats | Monetary Contribution | $4,000 |
| 2026-03-31 | Assembly Democratic Caucus | Monetary Contribution | $4,000 |
| 2026-03-25 | DMarilyn Dondero LoopState Senate, District 8 · CLARK COUNTY | In Kind Contribution | $2,950 |
| 2026-02-05 | Nevada State Democratic Party | Monetary Contribution | $8,500 |
| 2025-12-11 | DJulie PazinaState Senate, District 12 · CLARK COUNTY | In Kind Contribution | $574 |
| 2025-12-11 | Nevada Senate Democrats | Monetary Contribution | $4,000 |
| 2025-11-06 | Assembly Republican Caucus PAC | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2025-10-20 | DMelanie ScheibleState Senate, District 9 · CLARK COUNTY | In Kind Contribution | $200 |
| 2025-10-20 | DMelanie ScheibleState Senate, District 9 · CLARK COUNTY | In Kind Contribution | $368 |
| 2025-10-16 | Senate Republican Leadership Conference | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2025-09-29 | Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus | Monetary Contribution | $3,000 |
| 2025-09-22 | Nevada Black Legislative Caucus | Monetary Contribution | $3,000 |
1 detector finding(s) on file
Each finding is reproducible from public records and represents a research lead, not a published claim. See methodology and auditor portfolio for what we look for.
Multi-feature outlier on the client side (Isolation Forest score -0.026).
Also lobbies the U.S. Congress
This client also appears in the U.S. Senate's Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database — the public registry of lobbying activity directed at federal agencies and Congress, filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Federal lobbying is a separate jurisdiction from Nevada state lobbying, but both flows from the same entity tell a fuller picture of how its political resources are deployed. 9 federal registrants on file, 81 federal filings matched.
| Federal registrant (lobbying firm) | Client name on federal filing | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| DININO ASSOCIATES, LLC | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO LOCUS SOLUTIONS, LLC | 56 |
| JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO TARGET CORPORATION | 10 |
| TRUMAN KEITH JONES | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY | 6 |
| A1.9 STRATEGIES LLC | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | 4 |
| AVENUE SOLUTIONS | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (ON BEHALF OF RUSP COALITION) | 1 |
| THE CONAFAY GROUP, LLC | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER | 1 |
| SMITH GARSON | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES | 1 |
| AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (ON BEHALF OF HUNT COMPANIES) | 1 |
| NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC) | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 1 |
Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database. Matches are tokenwise high-confidence on entity name; LDA names occasionally differ from Nevada-registered names by formatting or affiliated subsidiary, so absence here is not proof of no federal lobbying.
Business-entity record on file
This client name matches one or more entities in the Nevada Secretary of State's business-entity registry. Type, status, formation date, registered agent, and active officers as filed with NVSOS. Useful for tracing parent/subsidiary relationships, beneficial owners, and shared registered agents across multiple lobbying clients.
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC
Foreign Corporation · Active · formed 2024-12-27 · NV-ID NV20243262975
Registered agent: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM**
19 active officers on file:
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Battista | Director | Washington, DC |
| Geoffrey J Gonella | Secretary | Washington, DC |
| Geoffrey J Gonella | Director | Washington, DC |
| Geoffrey J Gonella | Treasurer | Washington, DC |
| Matthew Hinch | Director | Washington, DC |
| Christopher Hodgson | Director | Washington, DC |
| Delora Ifekauche | Director | Washington, DC |
| William C Kaufman | President | Washington, DC |
| William C Kaufman | Director | Washington, DC |
| Nial Patel | Director | Washington, DC |
| Matthew Paul | Director | Washington, DC |
| Schley Perry | Director | Washington, DC |
| Stacy Rich | Director | Washington, DC |
| James Richards | Director | Washington, DC |
| Thomas Shipman | Director | Washington, DC |
| Michael D. Smith | Director | Washington, DC |
| Amy Souders | Director | Washington, DC |
| Susan Sweat | Director | Washington, DC |
| Eric C Tober | Director | Washington, DC |
Source: Nevada Secretary of State, nvsos_corporations + nvsos_corporation_officers + nvsos_resident_agents. Tokenwise high-confidence name match. Inactive / terminated / resigned officers are filtered out.
Registered for the 83rd (2025) Session
These lobbyists named this client as an employer when registering with the Nevada Legislature.
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