All campaigns run on donations, from major presidential elections to local school boards. Interested in how much our local Carson City politicians have raised, and from who?
Campaign contribution documents are public information, and are summarized as follows:
Mayor Race
Jim Shirk
Total donations from available reports: $18,437
Largest donations were from Committee to Elect Jim Shirk ($5,000)*, Michelle Shirk ($2,000) and Dorothy Gysele ($1,000).
*After this article was posted, this was amended to have come from Eric Christian O’Meara, not the Committee to Elect Jim Shirk. The amended report can be found here.
Lori Bagwell
Total donations from available reports: $35,446
Largest donations from The Griffin Company ($5,000), Casino Fandango ($2,500), and Bill and Virgie Miller ($2,500).
Carson City Supervisor, Ward 4
Lucia Maloney
Total donations from available reports: $13,121
Largest donations were from Dan Mooney ($2,000), Philip Becker ($1,000) and the Committee to Elect P.K. O’Neill ($1,000).
Lisa Schuette
Total donations from available reports: $12,738
Largest donations from Carson City Democrats ($1,000), Matt and Shirle Eiting ($750), Sandy and Tim Koch Mcfadden ($500).
Carson City Supervisor, Ward 2
Maurice White
Total donations from available reports: $0
Carson City School Trustee, District 5
Ashliee Saucedo has not filed any documents relating to campaign contributions or expenses, per the Secretary of State system search mechanism.
Michael B. Walker Jr.
Total donations from available reports: $6,050
Largest and only monetary donation from Nevada State Education Association Together in Politics ($5,000).
Carson City School Trustee, District 7
Michelle Pedersen
Total donations from available reports: $6,251
Largest donations from Nevada State education Association ($2,000), Laura Fitz Simmons ($1,000), and Kay Scherer ($600).
John Henley
Total donations from available reports: $500
Donation from Carson City Democrats ($500).
Joy Trushenski
Total donations from available reports: $990
Largest donations from Edmund B Levy III ($200), Bepsy Strasburg ($150), Wade Bradshaw ($150).
Nevada Assembly District 40
PK O’Neill
Total donations from available reports: $92,693
Largest donations from: National Shooting Sports Foundation ($10,000), Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ($5,000), South Point Hotel & Casino ($5,000) and Clark County Fire Fighters PAC ($5,000).
Drew Ribar
Total donations from available reports: $2176
Largest donations from Drew Ribar ($1,874) and James Benthin ($300).
Justice and Municipal Court Judge Dept I
Daniel James Spence
Total donations from available reports: $0
Tom Armstrong
Total donations from available reports: $0
Justice and Municipal Court Judge Dept II
Tyson League
Total donations from available reports: $9,919

Largest donations from Devon Reese ($500), Maurice White ($500), John and Katherine Tatro ($500), Vance Spalding ($500), Troy Jordan ($500), Krystopher Benjamein ($500), Harris Armstrong ($500) and Alexander Velto ($500).
Melanie Bruketta
Total donations from available reports: $22,210
Largest donations from Heritage Law ($1,000), Bella Salon & Spa ($500), Jaswinder Dhami ($500), Hope Sullivan ($500), and Bob Weise ($500).
