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
Emma Rodriguez
1 client 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.
2 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: $7,446 (campaign-account payments received: $7,301; unambiguous personal political contributions: $145). Gap: $7,446. NRS 218H scope is gifts/benefits to legislators, not personal income — the gap is a transparency signal, not a violation per se.
Cross-reference of cf_expenditures (NV SOS) against the registered-lobbyist roster: $7,301 received from 3 candidate/committee account(s) across 10 payment(s).
| Payer | Amount | # |
|---|---|---|
| Esther Rodriguez | $6,366 | 7 |
| Rene Cantu | $650 | 1 |
| Evelyn Garcia Morales | $285 | 2 |
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.
This lobbyist sits in a 15-member coalition cluster (49 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: Las Vegas Sands, Argentum Partners, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino:
Logan Cayton 7164, Andrew Diss 7234, Mike Draper 6845, Tiffany East 6496, Paul Enos 6558, Terry Graves 6580, Therese Laxalt Robinson 6399, Andrew Mackay 6181, Bradley Mayer 7145, Jay Parmer 6740, Matthew Robinson 6973, John Sande Iv 6823 +2 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
$145
All Nevada filings, 2017–2020.
Contributions
7
After dedup of superseded reports.
Recipients
2
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 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | $125 | 6 |
| 2 | Be The Change PAC | $20 | 1 |
Every contribution, newest first
7 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | Be The Change PAC | Monetary Contribution | $20 |
| 2018-06-04 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $15 |
| 2018-05-02 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $15 |
| 2018-04-04 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $15 |
| 2018-03-02 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $15 |
| 2018-01-31 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $15 |
| 2017-12-30 | DChris GiunchiglianiGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $50 |
Other registered lobbyists with the surname "Rodriguez"
Cross-firm surname match — different employers. A shared surname does not by itself imply a family relationship — common names will produce coincidental matches. We surface this as a research lead, not as a claim.
- Alejandro Rodriguez Paid Non-Profit
- Dan Rodriguez Paid
- Jamie Rodriguez Paid
- Marisa Rodriguez Paid
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