Press kit
Pre-written summaries for journalists, researchers, and civic groups. All findings are research leads sourced from public records — cite freely, link generously.
Headline findings (Spring 2026 build)
- Joseph Lombardo (R), Governor — drew $199,175/yr peak from the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System for 7 years (2019–2025) while serving as Clark County Sheriff and now Governor. Profile · All PERS findings.
- Aaron Ford (D), Attorney General — six quid-pro-quo chains documented across his cf_expenditures and cf_contributions records, including Entertainment Software Association ($11.5K), Howard Hughes Holdings ($5K), and Liberty Dental Plan ($13K) via lobbyists Alisa Nave-Worth and Victoria Supple. Severity scores 12.2–16.95. Profile.
- Marilyn Kirkpatrick / Las Vegas Paving Corp — $732,202,551 in cumulative state-agency payments to LVPC; LVPC's lobbying umbrella contributed $38,500 to Kirkpatrick across her career. NRS 333 + NRS 218H + NRS 294A frameworks. All state-contractor donor findings.
- 108 of 365 NV politicians carry at least one type of NPE-detected accountability flag (PERS revolving-door, quid-pro-quo chain, recusal-failure finding, state-contractor donor pattern, or DOJ-threshold donor-base concentration).
- NV Energy remains the single largest political donor in Nevada by cumulative contributions: $63,047,201 across 30 reported contributions to candidates and PACs. Top donors.
Coverage scope
- 365 currently-seated NV politicians — federal (6) + statewide constitutional (5) + state legislature (52) + judicial (86) + city (74) + county (113) + appointed boards (29).
- 714 bills from the 83rd (2025) Session with sponsorship and roll-call accountability tables.
- 231 elected districts with full candidate-history per cycle since 2006.
- 300 top donors profiled, plus 200 top PACs with money-in / money-out + linked recipients.
- 108 politicians with rendered NPE auditor research leads.
Citation
Cite as: "Nevada Politicians (Gnome Ventures, 2026), accessed [date], URL." Or for a specific finding: "[Politician name], [Office] — [page URL]."
The data layer is published as JSON for downstream consumers at /data/politicians-index.json on each portal.
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