Las Vegas politicians accept $55,000 worth of free F1 tickets
Five Las Vegas politicians accepted "educational" tickets worth more than $10,900 each to attend the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Race in November, according to campaign finance records first released by the Las Vegas Review-Journal Gas Grand Prix.
The newspaper said all seven members of the Clark County Commission, the governing body of the Las Vegas Strip, were given a ticket to the Skybox area, according to a letter to commissioners.
Tickets are valid for all F1 racing events November 15-18 and are valued at $10,000 each plus $900 Nevada 9% live entertainment tax.
Commissioners Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Michael Naft rejected the Formula 1 proposal. Tik Segerblom, William McCurdy, Jim Gibson, Justin Jones and Ross Miller did not.
Politicians claim research
Segerblom told The R-J that participating in the competition is "educational."
The district — its employees and residents — made this event possible and suffered many negative consequences as a result," he said in a text message to the newspaper. "If we want to do this for another nine years, we Just have to learn everything we can. "
McCurdy echoed that sentiment, adding, "It would be irresponsible if we didn't see how it works."
Miller said he participated in a drill to understand the scale of the event and make permitting and permitting decisions.
Financial Disclosure Showing Attendance
Entries are disclosed in the eligible committee member’s 2024 financial report. Segerblom did not initially announce his attendance, but told The R-J he planned to revise his report.
McCurdy and Naft pleaded guilty last Wednesday to accepting campaign contributions of $10,000 each from the Oakland Athletics, the maximum amount allowed by law. Last year, the MLB team also donated at least $1,000 to the campaigns of 30 of the 38 Nevada legislators who voted to approve the Athletics' plan to build a new stadium in Las Vegas. $380 million in public funds for approval.
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