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The money

Every dollar reported to the Nevada Secretary of State by every Nye County candidate: $4,813,454 across 4,438 contributions to 107 candidates since 2006.

Campaigns must report what they raise and spend. This page computes the county-wide picture from the state's own database; each sitting official's money, down to every contribution line, is on Who's who. Amended reports replace their originals here, exactly as the law treats them.

The 2026 cycle so far

$449,623 raised by 11 candidates ahead of the year the data center question goes to the ballot.

CandidateOfficeRaisedContributions
Michele FioreJustice of the Peace, Pahrump, Dept. B$180,31743
Brian KunziDistrict Attorney, Nye County$89,26918
Ron BoskovichNye County Commissioner, District IV$66,58038
Debra StricklandNye County Commissioner, District V$42,50025
Nathan GentNye County School Board Trustee, Area VII$28,96029
Joseph McGillSheriff, Nye County$28,81330
Raelyn PowersTreasurer, Nye County$3,7987
Ginger SimpsonPublic Administrator, Nye County$3,3096
Ian BayneNye County Commissioner, District III$2,8025
Debra ThomasNye County Commissioner, District IV$2,7766
Cori FreidhofClerk, Nye County$5001

The biggest checkbooks

The largest reported contributors across all Nye County campaigns. Read the names: much of Nye County politics is self-funded, and the biggest "donor" is often the candidate.

ContributorCityTotal givenCandidates funded
Michele FioreLas Vegas$195,8781
Brian and Linda KunziPahrump$62,0691
Sharon WehrlyPahrump$44,2951
Ron KentPAHRUMP$41,3381
Mobile Materials Mix IncNORTH LAS VEGAS$35,0001
Anthony L DeMeoPahrump$29,2491
Michele Fiore (Stage Left Productions)Las Vegas$27,9241
Mountain West LawyersPahrump$25,0051
Ian BaynePahrump$23,9051
DG Partners LLCLong Beach$22,5005
Sheryl CorderoNorth Las Vegas$22,0001
Adaven Management IncLas Vegas$20,5005
Red Apple Fire Works Co, LtdPAHRUMP$20,00010
LV Land Company LLCLas Vegas$20,0001
7135 Sahara LLCLas Vegas$20,0001
Richard MarshallPAHRUMP$19,2701
ronald e boskovichpahrump$19,0001
Assembly Republican CaucusLAS VEGAS$17,8451
Spring Mountain Advanced Driving SchoolPahrump$17,5003
LVPPALAS VEGAS$17,5001

Career totals

The fifteen largest war chests in the county's reported history.

CandidateOfficeRaised, all time
Michele FioreJustice of the Peace, Pahrump, Dept. B$2,764,144
Ron BoskovichNye County Commissioner, District IV$229,981
Leo BlundoNye County Commissioner, District IV$172,350
Brian KunziDistrict Attorney, Nye County$160,919
Sharon WehrlySheriff, Nye County$148,363
Gary HollisNye County Commissioner, District III$110,934
Joseph McGillSheriff, Nye County$92,357
Anthony DeMeoSheriff, Nye County$87,856
Dan SchinhofenNye County Commissioner, District V$85,315
Debra StricklandNye County Commissioner, District V$81,402
Richard MarshallSheriff, Nye County$71,606
Lorinda WichmanNye County Commissioner, District I$70,191
Lisa Chamlee-BrainardJustice of the Peace, Pahrump, Dept. A$52,969
Ron KentDistrict Attorney, Nye County$50,628
Andrew BoraskyNye County Commissioner, District IV$46,573

Last synced 2026-08-08. Source: the Nevada Secretary of State's full campaign-finance database. Check our math against the original file (23 MB ZIP, six CSVs, SHA-256 36ab1e8e6f4c0d02e7f97cd4db753992a625fec1ee3443b1a27ffd9e886937bc), or search the filed reports directly.Who's who ·Bills in progress ·Send a tip