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Non-Paid
John Springgate
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.
3 detector flag(s) on file for this lobbyist
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This lobbyist's name matches a Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) recipient drawing $94,892/year as of FY2021 (across years: 2019,2020,2021). Citation: NRS 218H lobbyist disclosure of state employment; Olson 1965 captured-coalition framework.
NRS 218H disclosed expenditures: $0. Detected money flow: $17,261 (campaign-account payments received: $743; unambiguous personal political contributions: $16,518). Gap: $17,261. 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: $743 received from 2 candidate/committee account(s) across 2 payment(s).
| Payer | Amount | # |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Nevada Central Labor Council COPE | $500 | 1 |
| John Springgate | $243 | 1 |
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 38-member coalition cluster (38 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: Nevada Justice Association, Charter School Association of Nevada, SCAN Group:
Kelsey Avery 7248, David Boehrer 7193, Alison Brasier 6744, Lauren Brooks 7129, Jamie Cogburn 6401, Victoria Coolbaugh 6799, Shelly Cooley 6515, Omar De La Rosa 6995, Jay Dixon 6360, Edith Duarte 6782, Melissa Exline 7105, Martin Fitzgerald 6832 +25 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
$17K
All Nevada filings, 2008–2026.
Contributions
27
After dedup of superseded reports.
Recipients
18
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 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | $10,469 | 5 |
| 2 | NPElliott SattlerDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Department 10 · WASHOE COUNTY | $1,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Alexander MoreyDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 13 · WASHOE COUNTY | $1,000 | 1 |
| 4 | DAlexis HillWashoe County Commissioner, District 1 · WASHOE COUNTY | $750 | 3 |
| 5 | NPScott FreemanDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Department 9 · WASHOE COUNTY | $500 | 1 |
| 6 | NPBridget RobbDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 13 · WASHOE COUNTY | $500 | 1 |
| 7 | DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOS | $400 | 3 |
| 8 | DKate MarshallOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWN | $350 | 2 |
| 9 | NPPaul McKenzieCity of Reno, City Council, Ward 4 · CITY OF RENO | $250 | 1 |
| 10 | NPLinda GardnerDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | $250 | 1 |
Showing top 10 of 18 recipients (full list below).
Every contribution, newest first
27 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | NPAngie GianoliOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWN | Monetary Contribution | $104 |
| 2026-03-19 | Alexander MoreyDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 13 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $1,000 |
| 2026-03-04 | RChris HicksDistrict Attorney, Washoe County · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2025-09-23 | DKate MarshallOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWN | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2025-09-03 | DAlexis HillWashoe County Commissioner, District 1 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2024-05-29 | DAlexis HillWashoe County Commissioner, District 1 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2023-08-02 | DAlexis HillWashoe County Commissioner, District 1 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2022-10-04 | DLisa Cano BurkheadLieutenant Governor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2022-09-09 | DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $50 |
| 2022-08-16 | Christopher Hazlett-StevensCity of Reno, Municipal Court Judge, Department 4 · CITY OF RENO | Monetary Contribution | $95 |
| 2022-06-21 | DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2022-06-21 | DEdwin LyngarWashoe County Commissioner, District 5 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2021-08-05 | DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2020-08-27 | NPBridget RobbDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 13 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2020-07-06 | NPElliott SattlerDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Department 10 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $1,000 |
| 2018-10-01 | DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2018-07-16 | DH.D. EvansAssessor, Washoe County · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2018-03-08 | NPDixie GrossmanDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 2 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $200 |
| 2017-10-18 | DKate MarshallOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWN | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2014-08-20 | NPPaul McKenzieCity of Reno, City Council, Ward 4 · CITY OF RENO | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2014-02-24 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $8,000 |
| 2014-02-21 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2014-02-10 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $219 |
| 2014-01-22 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2014-01-07 | NPJohn SpringgateDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $150 |
| 2012-03-22 | NPScott FreemanDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Department 9 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2008-04-01 | NPLinda GardnerDistrict Court Judge, District 2, Family Div, Department 14 · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
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