This number reflects what the lobbyist has personally given to candidates, parties, and political committees in Nevada — not what their clients have given. The two channels frequently overlap: a paid advocate who also writes a personal check to the legislator they're lobbying is using both kinds of access at once.
Paid
Ben Kieckhefer
6 clients represented in the 83rd Session
Each client below is a corporation, trade association, non-profit, or other organization that has registered this lobbyist as their advocate before the Nevada Legislature for the 2025 session. Click any client to see what they have spent on Nevada candidates and political committees.
Affirm
650 California St., Floor 12, San Francisco 94108
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CareSource
230 N. Main Street, Dayton 45402
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City of Reno
1 E. First Street, Reno 89501
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Dentsply Sirona
13320-B Ballantyne Corporate Pl, Charlotte 28277
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Nevada System of Higher Education
4300 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas 89119
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Upstart
2950 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo 94403
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NVSOS records for 3 of this lobbyist's clients
Per-client business-entity records sourced from the Nevada Secretary of State's nvsos_corporations registry, joined to this lobbyist's client roster by tokenwise-normalised name match. Includes corporation status, registered agent, formation date, and the current officer/director list as filed with the state.
Match is name-based — a client may correspond to multiple business filings (parent + subsidiary, foreign + domestic) or none at all if it is a federal entity, a political committee filed elsewhere, or a non-NV organisation. Entries with status Active are currently in good standing; Permanently Revoked, Dissolved, or Merged indicates the entity is no longer operational under that NV ID. Officer rosters are public records as of the most recent filing.
Affirm
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
Registered agent: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM**
Officers on file (16):
- Katherine Adkins — Secretary · San Francisco, CA
- Katherine Adkins — Other · San Francisco, CA
- Richard Galanti — Director · San Francisco, CA
- Brian Hughes — Director · San Francisco, CA
- Max Levchin — Other · San Francisco, CA
- Max Levchin — Director · San Francisco, CA
- Jeremy Liew — Director · San Francisco, CA
- Michael Linford — Other · San Francisco, CA
+8 more officers on file
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
Registered agent: (not on file)
Officers on file (0):
No current officers on file.
CareSource
CARESOURCE CORPORATION
Registered agent: .Resigned
Officers on file (3):
- ROBERT HOWE — President · LAS VEGAS, NV
- ROBERT HOWE — Treasurer · LAS VEGAS, NV
- MARINEL MCNAB — Secretary · LAS VEGAS, NV
Upstart
UPSTART, LLC
Registered agent: KEVIN SNYDER
Officers on file (2):
- MARK VALENTI — Manager · LAS VEGAS, NV
- NICOLE VALENTI — Manager · LAS VEGAS, NV
1 detector flag(s) on file for this lobbyist
The Nevada Political Establishment auditor cross-references this lobbyist against every Tier A/B/C/D/E1 detector. Each flag below is a research lead, not a published claim — verify against authoritative records before treating as evidence of wrongdoing. Most flags reflect structural patterns the public has a right to see, not necessarily violations.
NRS 218H disclosed expenditures: $0. Detected money flow: $21,524 (campaign-account payments received: $0; unambiguous personal political contributions: $21,524). Gap: $21,524. NRS 218H scope is gifts/benefits to legislators, not personal income — the gap is a transparency signal, not a violation per se.
Reported $0 in legislator gifts/benefits for the 83rd Session
The Nevada Legislature's official lobbyist-expenditure report shows this lobbyist filed monthly returns for the 83rd Session and reported no benefits provided to any legislator or staff member. Source: NV Legislature 83rd Session Lobbyist Expenditures Report.
U.S. Senate LDA filings for 3 of this lobbyist's clients
Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) registrant + filing records sourced from lda.senate.gov, joined to this lobbyist's client roster by tokenwise-normalised name match. Shows the federal-side lobbying firms representing the same clients this lobbyist represents at the Nevada legislature.
Affirm — 4 federal registrant(s)
| Federal registrant firm | Client name at LDA | Filings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | AFFIRM, INC. | 1 | LDA filing |
| CLARK HILL, PLC | AFFIRM, INC. | 1 | LDA filing |
| DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC | AFFIRM, INC. | 1 | LDA filing |
| FORETHOUGHT ADVISORS, LLC | AFFIRM, INC. | 1 | LDA filing |
CareSource — 15 federal registrant(s)
| Federal registrant firm | Client name at LDA | Filings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARESOURCE MISSION | CARESOURCE MISSION | 1 | LDA filing |
| BALLARD PARTNERS, LLC | CARESOURCE MISSION | 1 | LDA filing |
| ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC. | CARESOURCE | 1 | LDA filing |
| GUIDEPOSTSTRATEGIES, LLC | CARESOURCE | 1 | LDA filing |
| CANFIELD CONSULTING, LLC | CARESOURCE | 1 | LDA filing |
| ALSTON & BIRD LLP | CARESOURCE MISSION | 1 | LDA filing |
+9 more federal registrants on file for this client.
Dentsply Sirona — 2 federal registrant(s)
| Federal registrant firm | Client name at LDA | Filings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES-TATE | DENTSPLY SIRONA | 1 | LDA filing |
| DENTSPLY SIRONA INC. | DENTSPLY SIRONA INC. | 1 | LDA filing |
This lobbyist sits in a 32-member coalition cluster (31 client(s) in cluster)
Derived by Louvain community detection (Blondel et al. 2008) on the bipartite lobbyist-client representation graph — clusters are industries-as-observed, not pre-labeled. Other lobbyists in this same observed coalition · representative clients: Vegas Chamber, Opportunity 180, General Motors:
Hugh Anderson 7201, Taylor Avery 6371, Anthony Curry 6192, Bekah Denny 6514, Jeanne Gerow 6500, Jordyn Griffin 6926, Reagan Hart 6220, Patrick Kelly 6284, Lisa Levine 7237, Natasha Lukasiewich 7369, Erin Lynch 6256, Craig Madole 6513 +19 more
Their own giving
Contributions made personally under this lobbyist's first and last name in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset.
Total personally given
$22K
All Nevada filings, 2010–2020.
Contributions
8
After dedup of superseded reports.
Recipients
7
Distinct candidates, parties, or committees.
Who received their personal checks
Up to ten recipients of this lobbyist's personal contributions, ranked by total amount. Amounts are cumulative across all reporting years on file. Recipients can be candidates, parties, or political committees.
| # | Recipient | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senate Republican Leadership Conference | $10,000 | 1 |
| 2 | RKeith PickardState Senate, District 20 · CLARK COUNTY | $5,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Morning in Nevada PAC | $2,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Nevada Jobs Coalition | $2,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Nevada Auto Dealers Election Action Committee (NADEAC) | $1,500 | 2 |
| 6 | NPMary PickeringSupreme Court Justice, Seat B · NV SOS | $1,000 | 1 |
| 7 | Keystone Corporation | $24 | 1 |
Every contribution, newest first
8 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-24 | NPMary PickeringSupreme Court Justice, Seat B · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $1,000 |
| 2020-05-07 | Nevada Jobs Coalition | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2018-08-24 | Morning in Nevada PAC | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2018-06-06 | RKeith PickardState Senate, District 20 · CLARK COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $5,000 |
| 2015-11-20 | Senate Republican Leadership Conference | Monetary Contribution | $10,000 |
| 2013-05-16 | Keystone Corporation | In Kind Contribution | $24 |
| 2010-06-01 | Nevada Auto Dealers Election Action Committee (NADEAC) | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2010-04-13 | Nevada Auto Dealers Election Action Committee (NADEAC) | Monetary Contribution | $1,000 |
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