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.
Non-Paid
Yolanda Knaak
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: $5,159 (campaign-account payments received: $260; unambiguous personal political contributions: $4,899). Gap: $5,159. 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: $260 received from 1 candidate/committee account(s) across 1 payment(s).
| Payer | Amount | # |
|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Knaak | $260 | 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.
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
$5K
All Nevada filings, 2019–2022.
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After dedup of superseded reports.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 | RYolanda KnaakIncline Village General Improvement District · WASHOE COUNTY | $4,600 | 4 |
| 2 | RLisa KrasnerState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | $299 | 3 |
Every contribution, newest first
7 individual contributions on file in the Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset, deduplicated.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-12 | RYolanda KnaakIncline Village General Improvement District · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $600 |
| 2022-08-31 | RYolanda KnaakIncline Village General Improvement District · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $3,000 |
| 2022-04-11 | RYolanda KnaakIncline Village General Improvement District · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2021-09-26 | RLisa KrasnerState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2020-09-09 | RYolanda KnaakIncline Village General Improvement District · WASHOE COUNTY | Monetary Contribution | $500 |
| 2020-02-11 | RLisa KrasnerState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $100 |
| 2019-10-01 | RLisa KrasnerState Senate, District 16 · NV SOS | Monetary Contribution | $99 |
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