Nevada general election · Nov 3, 2026   Who Nevada campaigns are paying ›
Stub record Last verified 2026-09-14

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures. [verify on NV SOS]

Total raised$875
Contributions on file4
Date range2012-08-17 – 2012-10-18
Total spent$1,686
Burn rate (spent / raised)1.93 (spending more than raising)

Vs state median

Benchmark group: special district peers (n=899).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$875peer median $35,64598% below the office-level median
Total spent$1,686peer median $18,02391% below the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
Douglas County Democratic Central Committee$3501
William Chessell$3001
CYNTHIA & WILLIAM TRIGG$1251
Douglas Co Democratic Women$1001

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References

  1. Nevada Secretary of State campaign finance filing 1760 (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-09-14]