A's donate $87,000 to lawmakers who voted to publicly fund Vegas relocation
In June, the Nevada Senate approved SB1, providing $380 million in public funds to build a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip.
Apparently A has returned some of the money. Campaigning not against the public, but against the individual politicians who voted "yes" to the bill.
Wednesday is the deadline for Nevada politicians running for office again in 2024 to disclose campaign finance information. The disclosures, posted on the Nevada Secretary of State’s website, show that most of those who voted “yes” on SB1 received donations from Party A in October or November of last year.
Of the 38 voters who voted yes, 30 received at least $1,000 in campaign contributions.
House Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) are the primary recipients, each receiving permission from the team The maximum donation is $10,000. Assembly Minority Leader Phillip P.K. O'Neill (R-Carson City) and Majority Leader Sandra Jarrej (D-Las Vegas) each received $5,000, while Budget Committee Chair Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop (D-Las Vegas) Las Vegas Democratic Party) also received $5,000.
Play ball and we will reward you
In total, the Athletics appear to have donated $67,000 to legislators who voted to publicly fund their stadium and to Clark County Commissioners William McCurdy II and Michael Naft Another $20,000.
These legal donations are an obvious way to thank lawmakers for their support afterward. But they also send a message: Vote "yes" to what we want in the future, and you'll be personally rewarded.
Sooner or later, Person A may return to the state with recommendations for additional funding and other matters.
To be fair to Party A, they also donated $1,000 to $2,000 to nine of the 23 lawmakers who voted no on SB1. Those donations totaled a paltry $11,000, but it still happened.
It’s worth noting, however, that the A’s did not donate to the handful of senators and congressmen who vehemently opposed the bill.
Some politicians have missed deadlines and are expected to submit disclosures by the end of the month.
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