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Maureen Schafer

9212 Tesoras Drive, Unit 402, Las Vegas NV 89144

[email protected] · 702-287-3628

Lobbyist #7050 · 83rd (2025) Nevada Legislative Session · official source

Clients

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.

Council for a Better Nevada

9212 Tesoras Drive, unit 402, Las Vegas 89144

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Nevada Secretary of State business filings

NVSOS records for 1 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.

Council for a Better Nevada

COUNCIL FOR A BETTER NEVADA

Active · Domestic Nonprofit Corporation · formed 2005-03-03 · NV-ID 569199

Registered agent: MAUREEN E. SCHAFER

Officers on file (6):
  • Hugh Bassewitz — Director · Las Vegas, NV
  • Peter Guzman — Director · Las Vegas, NV
  • TODD SKLAMBERG — President · Las Vegas, NV
  • Maureen Schafer — Director · Las Vegas, NV
  • Paul Schmitt — Director · Las Vegas, NV
  • Terry Shirey — Director · Las Vegas, NV
Auditor research leads

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NRS 218H disclosure

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.

Personal political contributions

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

$36K

All Nevada filings, 2012–2025.

Contributions

57

After dedup of superseded reports.

Recipients

25

Distinct candidates, parties, or committees.

Top recipients

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.

#RecipientTotalContributions
1DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOS$7,50011
2DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOS$4,5005
3DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOS$4,5005
4DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOS$3,5004
5DOlivia DiazCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 3 · CITY OF LAS VEGAS$2,0004
6Deanna WrightClark County School Trustee, District A · CLARK COUNTY$1,2502
7DRoss MillerOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWN$1,0001
8Larry BurnsClark County Sheriff · CLARK COUNTY$1,0001
9DBrian KnudsenCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 1 · CITY OF LAS VEGAS$1,0002
10Francis Allen-PalenskeCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 4 · CITY OF LAS VEGAS$1,0001

Showing top 10 of 25 recipients (full list below).

Full contribution log

Every contribution, newest first

57 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.

DateRecipientTypeAmount
2025-07-05Francis Allen-PalenskeCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 4 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$1,000
2024-05-29DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2024-04-04DWilliam McCurdy IIClark County Commissioner, District D · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2024-03-29DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2024-03-20DMichael NaftClark County Commissioner, District A · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2024-02-20DOlivia DiazCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 3 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2023-11-14DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2023-10-26DOlivia DiazCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 3 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2023-08-29DBrian KnudsenCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 1 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2023-07-14DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2023-03-09DBrian KnudsenCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 1 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2022-10-25DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2022-10-25DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2022-10-20DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2022-09-23DLisa Cano BurkheadLieutenant Governor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2022-08-22DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2022-07-15Pamela Goynes-BrownCity of North Las Vegas, Mayor · CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2022-06-14DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$250
2022-06-04DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2022-05-23John MoranBoard of Regents, District 13 · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2022-03-09DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2022-01-25NPCedric CrearOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWNMonetary Contribution$500
2021-12-30DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2021-12-25DJustin JonesClark County Commissioner, District F · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2021-12-13DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2021-10-28DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2021-10-04DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2021-07-08DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2021-06-17DZachary ConineState Treasurer · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2021-05-19DFrancisco AguilarSecretary Of State · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2021-03-03DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2020-12-01DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2020-10-06NPEvelyn Garcia MoralesClark County School Trustee, District C · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2020-09-18DKristee WatsonState Senate, District 5 · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2020-04-24NPEvelyn Garcia MoralesClark County School Trustee, District C · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2019-04-24DOlivia DiazCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 3 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2019-02-22DOlivia DiazCity of Las Vegas, City Council, Ward 3 · CITY OF LAS VEGASMonetary Contribution$500
2018-09-27DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2018-09-12DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2018-08-31DSteve SisolakGovernor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$1,000
2018-05-23NPElana GrahamJustice of the Peace, Las Vegas Township, Department 1 · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2018-05-15DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$250
2018-04-12Irene CepedaClark County School Trustee, District D · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2018-02-28RJoseph LombardoGovernor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2017-12-31DJustin JonesClark County Commissioner, District F · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2017-12-20Michael RobersonState Senate, District 20 · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$500
2017-12-06RBen KieckheferNevada Gaming Commission · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$250
2017-09-09DAaron FordAttorney General · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2016-05-18DAdam JohnsonClark County School Trustees · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2014-10-23DKate MarshallOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWNMonetary Contribution$500
2014-05-27NPIleetha GroomClark County School Trustee, District F · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2014-04-04Larry BurnsClark County Sheriff · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$1,000
2013-11-26RMark HutchisonLieutenant Governor · NV SOSMonetary Contribution$500
2013-09-24DRoss MillerOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWNMonetary Contribution$1,000
2012-12-21Deanna WrightClark County School Trustee, District A · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$1,000
2012-04-26Deanna WrightClark County School Trustee, District A · CLARK COUNTYMonetary Contribution$250
2012-04-17Christine GarveyOffice Not Specified · UNKNOWNMonetary Contribution$250

Ambiguity flag: the Nevada SOS dataset contains more than one contributor with this first/last name. The numbers and recipient list above sum across all matching name records and may include contributions from another individual sharing the same name. Cities on file for this name: LAS VEGAS, NV, Las Vega, NV, Las Vegas, NV, Las vegas, NV. Treat as a research lead, not a definitive total.

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.

Hearings

Exhibits filed at NELIS bill hearings

Records of 4 exhibits filed under this lobbyist's name in the Nevada Legislature's NELIS bill-hearing exhibits, across 4 bills. Each entry links to the original PDF document filed with the Legislature. Position labels (Support / Opposition / Neutral / Amendment / Presented) come from the exhibit naming convention used by NELIS staff.

PositionDocument & organisation
AB73 · 1 exhibit on file
SupportTestimony · PDF
AB79 · 1 exhibit on file
SupportTestimony · PDF
AB156 · 1 exhibit on file
SupportStatement · Council for a Better Nevada · PDF
SB74 · 1 exhibit on file
Support— · Council for a Better Nevada · PDF

Source: NELIS — Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System. Match by tokenwise normalisation of submitter name vs lobbyist registration. Exhibits filed under a different name spelling won't appear here even if filed by this lobbyist.

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