How do you raise $1.8 million in on one year in Nevada if you are a local government official?
If you are Steve Sisolak, the Democratic chairman of the Clark County Commission (up this year) and a potential candidate for governor in 2018 (when he would be at midterm), you do this:
►He received 77 contributions of $10,000, accounting for 43 percent of the total, and 107 donations of $5,000, accounting for 30 percent. So three-quarters of his money was big money. There were 530 contributors in all. (See below). Sisolak raised $379,000 in December alone. No surprise. Almost like a....governor's report.
►Some of those big contributions were bundled, including from developers, gamers and others. Some of note:
$30,000 from Pilot Grove Management, a business management outfit
$20,000 from Jack Binion and his wife
$30,000 from Switch's Rob Roy and his wife and the company
$30,000 from Genting/Resorts World
$45,000 from developer/gambler Billy Walters' companies
$20,000 from Republic, the garbage monopoly
$35,000 from companies controlled by the Fertittas of Station Casinos and UFC fame
►Plenty of gaming money, as you can see below, but nearly every business sector is covered as Sisolak left no stone unturned. (And if he did, you can be sure they will be unturned soon.) Lobbyist Jay Brown, whom I often refer to as the eighth county commissioner, gave the max and some of his clients are on the list, too.
►I see medical pot money (The companies had to get approval from the county.), a total of at least $30,000. Also cab and limo money abounds, including bundling from ex-County Commissioner Mark James.
Sisolak's report shows the advantages and disadvantages of being a county commissioner for anyone who wants to run for higher office: The advantage is you can raise a fortune; the disadvantage is that pay-for-play charges are so easy to make in a campaign because you take so many donations.
This report is not just a numbers avalanche; it's a statement: Game on.
The details:
Contributor
Date
Amount
Harmony Homes Inc.
12/30/15
10000.00
Jack Binion
12/29/15
10000.00
Phyllis M. Cope
12/29/15
10000.00
TJ Simple CBOA LLC
12/29/15
10000.00
Katie Simple CBOA LLC
12/29/15
10000.00
Kellie Simple CBOA LLC
12/29/15
10000.00
Howard Hughes Properties Inc.
12/23/15
10000.00
Westwood Development Corp.
12/23/15
10000.00
Steelman Partners
12/22/15
10000.00
LVPPAM, Inc PAC
12/22/15
10000.00
David Chesnoff
12/18/15
10000.00
Las Vegas Wellness and Compassion LLC
12/16/15
10000.00
NP Land LLC
12/11/15
10000.00
Woodbury Corporation
12/10/15
10000.00
Terra Tech Corp.
12/4/15
10000.00
Teller
11/25/15
10000.00
Peter Eliades
11/10/15
10000.00
Las Vegas Sands Corp
11/5/15
10000.00
Integral Associates LLC
11/2/15
10000.00
Law Offices of Brian Padgett
10/28/15
10000.00
MC LLC dba Jiffy Lube
10/23/15
10000.00
Richmond Limited Partnership
10/23/15
10000.00
Bimini Superfast Operations LLC
10/19/15
10000.00
Genting New York LLC
10/19/15
10000.00
Resorts World Las Vegas
10/19/15
10000.00
Todd Marshall
10/19/15
10000.00
KRE-8 Media, LLC
10/16/15
10000.00
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC
10/15/15
10000.00
Southern Highlands Investment Partners
10/1/15
10000.00
KAG Property LLC
10/1/15
10000.00
The Marshall Retail Group LLC
9/30/15
10000.00
Urban Development
9/30/15
10000.00
360 Contracting LLC
9/28/15
10000.00
Leading Toxicology Services Inc.
9/28/15
10000.00
BPS Partners LLC
9/28/15
10000.00
BPS Management Services LLC
9/28/15
10000.00
Zuffa LLC
9/24/15
10000.00
Waldman Inc
9/21/15
10000.00
Jay Brown
9/21/15
10000.00
Ford Country
9/10/15
10000.00
LNF Event Management, LLC
9/8/15
10000.00
American West Development Inc.
9/1/15
10000.00
Lawrence Canarelli
9/1/15
10000.00
FCAS Facilitator LLC
8/27/15
10000.00
Argo Finance LLC
8/19/15
10000.00
Sibley 1998 Trust
8/19/15
10000.00
Tryke Companies So. NV. LLC
8/14/15
10000.00
LV Badura LLC
7/22/15
10000.00
NV I-215 Buffalo LLC
7/22/15
10000.00
Nevada West Partners IV LLC
7/22/15
10000.00
LV St. Rose LLC
7/22/15
10000.00
Affinity Gaming
7/20/15
10000.00
Ainsworth Game Technology
7/16/15
10000.00
Golden Gaming Inc. Corporate
7/15/15
10000.00
Lucca Real Property II, LLC
7/15/15
10000.00
J. Christopher Dapper
7/11/15
10000.00
Clear River LLC
7/7/15
10000.00
James Nave
6/24/15
10000.00
Switch LTD.
6/19/15
10000.00
William A. Richardson
6/19/15
10000.00
Melissa Akkaway
6/18/15
10000.00
William R. Richardson
6/18/15
10000.00
Rob Roy
6/16/15
10000.00
Stella Roy
6/16/15
10000.00
GKT Acquisitions LLC
6/12/15
10000.00
CJGAGP LLC
6/4/15
10000.00
JHJM Nevada I LLC
6/1/15
10000.00
Dennis Troesh
5/18/15
10000.00
Resortsta International LLC
5/8/15
10000.00
The Lee Living Trust
5/7/15
10000.00
Sahara Crysler Jeep Dodge Ram
5/7/15
10000.00
Euphoria Wellness, LLC
5/7/15
10000.00
Ensign 1993 Trust
5/6/15
10000.00
R&S Investment Properties
4/29/15
10000.00
MM Development Company LLC dba Medzin
4/20/15
10000.00
Dynamic Development Company II LLC
4/10/15
10000.00
Nevada Power Co dba NV Energy
8/17/15
7500.00
Western Regional Center for Brain & Spine Surgery
6/10/15
7500.00
John F Marchiano, Professional Law Corp
12/30/15
5000.00
T-Star III LLC
12/30/15
5000.00
La Costa Village Inc.
12/30/15
5000.00
Walters Dealership LP
12/30/15
5000.00
WG Development Co. LLC
12/30/15
5000.00
Progressive Construction Inc.
12/30/15
5000.00
Moto C Inc.
12/29/15
5000.00
Cricket Interiors
12/26/15
5000.00
SWG Inc
12/26/15
5000.00
LVG Ventures LLC
12/23/15
5000.00
Mountain View Estates Inc.
12/23/15
5000.00
Penn National Gaming, Inc
12/23/15
5000.00
LVGV, LLC dba M Resort
12/23/15
5000.00
Steve Menzies
12/23/15
5000.00
Nevada Primary Care Network Aco LLC
12/23/15
5000.00
Cancer Care Center
12/23/15
5000.00
Don Laughlin
12/22/15
5000.00
WB Murrieta Re LLC
12/22/15
5000.00
Derek J. Stevens Trust
12/21/15
5000.00
Tropicana Las Vegas Inc.
12/21/15
5000.00
Santo Gaming & Consulting, LLC
12/21/15
5000.00
RJR1st LLC
12/21/15
5000.00
Viva Media LLC
12/21/15
5000.00
Jason A. Awad, Esq.
12/21/15
5000.00
Boulevard Medical LLC
12/17/15
5000.00
LVMC LLC
12/17/15
5000.00
Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino
12/11/15
5000.00
Edgewater Hotel & Casino
12/11/15
5000.00
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
12/10/15
5000.00
Calida Residential, LLC
11/20/15
5000.00
Sapphire
11/12/15
5000.00
Paragon Gaming Holding Company, LLC
11/12/15
5000.00
Coyote Springs Nevada, LLC
11/9/15
5000.00
Laborers for Solid State Leadership
11/4/15
5000.00
MGM Resorts International Operations Inc
11/2/15
5000.00
Nuleaf Capital Investors Group LLC
10/28/15
5000.00
Republic Environmental Technologies Inc
10/27/15
5000.00
Republic Enviornmental Technologies, Inc.
10/27/15
5000.00
Republic Silver State Disposal Inc
10/27/15
5000.00
Republic Silver State Disposal Inc.
10/27/15
5000.00
Bags to go Enterprises Nevada LLC
10/27/15
5000.00
ABC Land & Development Inc.
10/22/15
5000.00
William Macchia
10/20/15
5000.00
Pathos Investors LLC
10/1/15
5000.00
Community Ambulance
9/28/15
5000.00
MetoMultiMedia Services Inc.
9/16/15
5000.00
Katherine Gillespie
9/14/15
5000.00
Ocean Providence Las Vegas LLC
9/9/15
5000.00
Cig Properties Inc.
9/8/15
5000.00
Penta Building Group LLC
9/3/15
5000.00
NextEra Energy Resources Inc.
9/1/15
5000.00
Alyssa Lawren Canarelli IRREV. Trust
9/1/15
5000.00
Stacia Leigh Lemke Irrevocable Trust
9/1/15
5000.00
Jeffrey L. Graves Canarelli Irrevocable Trust
9/1/15
5000.00
Station Casinos dba Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino
8/27/15
5000.00
Station Casinos dba Fiesta Rancho Hotel & Casino
8/27/15
5000.00
Station Casinos dba Boulder Station Hotel & Casino
8/27/15
5000.00
Station Casinos dba Sunset Station Hotel & Casino
8/27/15
5000.00
Station Casinos dba Red Rock Spa & Casino
8/27/15
5000.00
1865 Village Center Circle LLC
8/26/15
5000.00
Michael Spirtos
8/19/15
5000.00
Ruth Tekabe
8/19/15
5000.00
Nicola Spirtos
8/19/15
5000.00
Geoffrey Hsieh
8/19/15
5000.00
RD Prabhu-Lata Shete MD LTD
8/19/15
5000.00
Policy Communications
8/18/15
5000.00
John T Moran III ESQ., PC
8/17/15
5000.00
The Orleans Hotel & Casino
7/30/15
5000.00
California Hotel & Casino Cage Account
7/30/15
5000.00
Beacon Property Management, LLC
7/29/15
5000.00
Boyd Gaming Corporation
7/29/15
5000.00
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
7/29/15
5000.00
Alon Las Vegas Landco LLC
7/27/15
5000.00
Nevada Yellow Cab Corp
7/23/15
5000.00
Weedsb, LLC
7/23/15
5000.00
Scott Godino
7/23/15
5000.00
Kaempfer Crowell
7/23/15
5000.00
Parkway Retail Centre
7/23/15
5000.00
The Elm Group Inc.
7/23/15
5000.00
Robert Rather
7/21/15
5000.00
Bert Adams
7/21/15
5000.00
Hudson Las Vegas JV
7/17/15
5000.00
Village Pub Management Inc.
7/16/15
5000.00
Fame operating Co, Inc., dba Ellis Island
7/16/15
5000.00
Century Communities of Nevada, LLC
7/16/15
5000.00
Nellis Cab LLC
7/10/15
5000.00
A Cab, Series LLC
7/8/15
5000.00
Mark James
7/1/15
5000.00
LVMC LLC
7/1/15
5000.00
D. Neal Tomlinson
7/1/15
5000.00
Cashman Cat
6/24/15
5000.00
Konami Gaming Inc
6/19/15
5000.00
PJ Becker
6/17/15
5000.00
Terrible Herbst Inc.
6/15/15
5000.00
F&M Advertising
6/12/15
5000.00
South Point Hotel & Casino
6/12/15
5000.00
Jett Gaming LLC
6/12/15
5000.00
Andress Family Trust
6/9/15
5000.00
Paradise Development LTD
6/4/15
5000.00
GKG Builders Inc.
5/27/15
5000.00
Lewis Investment Company of Nevada LLC
5/27/15
5000.00
BBMC, LLC DBA Top Leaf
5/12/15
5000.00
Nevada Milling & Mining LLC
5/11/15
5000.00
Beverly Rogers Trust
5/11/15
5000.00
Coyote Springs Investment LLC
5/6/15
5000.00
The Marlon Family Trust
5/6/15
5000.00
James Manning
4/30/15
5000.00
FMG Findlay Management Group Inc.
4/10/15
5000.00
Silverton Casino Hotel
12/30/15
3500.00
John Staluppi
10/16/15
3500.00
Petersen Management, LLC
7/23/15
3500.00
Whittlesea Blue Cab Company
7/16/15
3500.00
Henderson Taxi
7/16/15
3500.00
Pardee Homes
7/8/15
3500.00
Oasis Las Vegas LLC
12/30/15
3000.00
Ayala's Inc.
12/29/15
3000.00
Patti Sgro & Lewis
9/9/15
3000.00
Bell Trans
7/16/15
3000.00
Decatur Motors dba Johnny Legends
7/16/15
3000.00
Jaswinder Grover
6/29/15
3000.00
Citi Stop
7/23/15
2501.00
Steven B. Cohen
12/30/15
2500.00
Tru-West Development Inc.
12/23/15
2500.00
THC Nevada, LLC
12/22/15
2500.00
GKG Builders, Inc.
12/22/15
2500.00
Sagebrush North LLC
12/15/15
2500.00
The Clinic Nevada LLC
12/15/15
2500.00
IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee
12/11/15
2500.00
Edward & Ruby Vance
12/11/15
2500.00
Gragson & Associates
12/9/15
2500.00
Holland & Hart LLP
12/9/15
2500.00
Las Vegas Paving Corp
12/8/15
2500.00
First Solar Development, Inc.
11/13/15
2500.00
Richard & Charlene Harrison
11/12/15
2500.00
Connell Co dba Connell Outdoor Advertising
11/3/15
2500.00
Southwest Gas Corporation
10/20/15
2500.00
Barry Moore
10/15/15
2500.00
Digestive Associates LLP
10/14/15
2500.00
Frias Holding Company
10/14/15
2500.00
Solutions Recovery Inc
10/1/15
2500.00
Las Vegas Paving Corp
9/30/15
2500.00
Jean Tobman
9/9/15
2500.00
Rogers Mastrangelo Carvalho & Mitchell LTD
9/9/15
2500.00
Sasso Duro Pizza LLC
9/9/15
2500.00
Doris Lee
8/24/15
2500.00
Chris Shelton
8/19/15
2500.00
EC Wholesale LLC
8/19/15
2500.00
Westar Properties Inc.
8/19/15
2500.00
Daniel Brasov
8/19/15
2500.00
Steve Menzies
8/19/15
2500.00
The Griffin Company LLC
8/19/15
2500.00
Fidelis Holdings LLC
8/19/15
2500.00
Bailey Kennedy LLP
8/18/15
2500.00
The Siegel Group Nevada, Inc.
8/14/15
2500.00
Six Bells LLC
8/3/15
2500.00
Summitt Homes of Nevada
7/23/15
2500.00
Thomas & Cinthia Mizzone
7/15/15
2500.00
Sletten Construction of Nevada Inc
7/13/15
2500.00
DMW Strategic Consulting LLC
7/13/15
2500.00
Daniel & Robin Greenspun FT
7/12/15
2500.00
Burke Construction Group Inc
7/10/15
2500.00
KB Home Nevada, Inc
7/10/15
2500.00
Desert Cab Inc.
7/1/15
2500.00
Boulevard Medical LLC
7/1/15
2500.00
David B Weiner
7/1/15
2500.00
Las Vegas Paving Corporation
6/25/15
2500.00
Sahara Crossing Development Co. LLC
6/23/15
2500.00
Corona Black Green Valley Development Co.
6/23/15
2500.00
Juliet Realty Group LLC
6/23/15
2500.00
J&F Construction, LLC
6/23/15
2500.00
Yvette Landau
6/12/15
2500.00
Joel D. Bergman Living Trust
6/7/15
2500.00
Liquor Library LLC
6/4/15
2500.00
Antonio Alamo
6/2/15
2500.00
Thomas & Mack Company
6/1/15
2500.00
ARC Consulting
5/28/15
2500.00
Diana Bennett
5/26/15
2500.00
Boyd Martin Construction, LLC
5/11/15
2500.00
Dean Spanos
4/30/15
2500.00
Frank Martin
4/23/15
2500.00
Las Vegas Pediatric Critical Care Associates
4/17/15
2500.00
Kolesar & Laetham, Chtd.
9/9/15
2345.58
SLS Las Vegas
10/14/15
2287.50
FC Management, LLC
12/18/15
2000.00
TSR Payables LLC paymaster for Eldorado Resorts Corp.
How do you raise $1.8 million in on one year in Nevada if you are a local government official?
If you are Steve Sisolak, the Democratic chairman of the Clark County Commission (up this year) and a potential candidate for governor in 2018 (when he would be at midterm), you do this:
►He received 77 contributions of $10,000, accounting for 43 percent of the total, and 107 donations of $5,000, accounting for 30 percent. So three-quarters of his money was big money. There were 530 contributors in all. (See below). Sisolak raised $379,000 in December alone. No surprise. Almost like a....governor's report.
►Some of those big contributions were bundled, including from developers, gamers and others. Some of note:
$30,000 from Pilot Grove Management, a business management outfit
$20,000 from Jack Binion and his wife
$30,000 from Switch's Rob Roy and his wife and the company
$30,000 from Genting/Resorts World
$45,000 from developer/gambler Billy Walters' companies
$20,000 from Republic, the garbage monopoly
$35,000 from companies controlled by the Fertittas of Station Casinos and UFC fame
►Plenty of gaming money, as you can see below, but nearly every business sector is covered as Sisolak left no stone unturned. (And if he did, you can be sure they will be unturned soon.) Lobbyist Jay Brown, whom I often refer to as the eighth county commissioner, gave the max and some of his clients are on the list, too.
►I see medical pot money (The companies had to get approval from the county.), a total of at least $30,000. Also cab and limo money abounds, including bundling from ex-County Commissioner Mark James.
Sisolak's report shows the advantages and disadvantages of being a county commissioner for anyone who wants to run for higher office: The advantage is you can raise a fortune; the disadvantage is that pay-for-play charges are so easy to make in a campaign because you take so many donations.
This report is not just a numbers avalanche; it's a statement: Game on.
The details:
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