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
Richard Staub
5 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.
Builders Association of Western Nevada Self-Insured Group
575 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City 89701
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Nevada Agriculture Self-Insured Group
575 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City 89701
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Nevada Auto Network Self-Insured Group
575 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City 89701
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Nevada Retail Network Self-Insured Group
575 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City 89701
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Nevada Transportation Network Self-Insured Group
575 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City 89701
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3 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.
This lobbyist's name matches a Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) recipient drawing $13,174/year as of FY2025 (across years: 2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Citation: NRS 218H lobbyist disclosure of state employment; Olson 1965 captured-coalition framework.
NRS 218H disclosed expenditures: $0. Detected money flow: $43,150 (campaign-account payments received: $40,400; unambiguous personal political contributions: $2,750). Gap: $43,150. 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: $40,400 received from 1 candidate/committee account(s) across 24 payment(s).
| Payer | Amount | # |
|---|---|---|
| CARSON CITY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE | $40,400 | 24 |
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 3-member coalition cluster (5 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: Builders Association of Western Nevada Self-Insured Group, Nevada Agriculture Self-Insured Group, Nevada Auto Network Self-Insured Group:
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
$3K
All Nevada filings, 2020–2024.
Contributions
7
After dedup of superseded reports.
Recipients
3
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 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | $2,300 | 5 |
| 2 | RDonald TatroState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | $250 | 1 |
| 3 | NPMelanie BrukettaCarson City, Justice/Municipal Court, Department II · CARSON CITY | $200 | 1 |
Every contribution, newest first
7 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $300 |
| 2024-05-29 | NPMelanie BrukettaCarson City, Justice/Municipal Court, Department II · CARSON CITY | Monetary Contribution | $200 |
| 2024-05-13 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2023-10-18 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2022-09-12 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2022-02-28 | RDonald TatroState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $250 |
| 2020-09-10 | RPhilip O'NeillState Assembly, District 40 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
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