Kate Marshall Leads in Donations, Especially with Individuals, in Reno's Mayoral Race, While Others Get Developer, Casino Backing or Mostly Self-Fund

Numbers are out for 2025 candidate contributions and expenses report and in the Reno mayor’s race, former Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall had the biggest haul of $186,587 with many individual donors. Council member Kathleen Taylor got the second biggest total with $178,988 with casinos, waste management and developers with controversial projects before council as some of her top donors. Back again candidate Eddie Lorton mostly self funds, while councilman Devon Reese who defeated him in an at-large race had the lowest amount in listed contributions, with $129,725, despite getting many similar donations than Taylor from casinos and developers.

Devon Reese spent a whopping $152,269 though, mostly to Changing Dynamics which got over $72,000 from his campaign. There was also $1,700 sent to gofundme, $2,000 to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, and $10,050 to the Kimera Collective.

In terms of donations, according to a quick glance this morning with typos possible, Reese received hefty $5,000 donations from the Sahara casino, the GSR casino, IUOE Stationary Engineers Local 39, Heinz Ranch Land Company, $3,500 from Bonanza Casino and Robert Fitzgerald, $3,000 from Greenstreet Development, $2,500 from Jeffrey Jacobs, Hamilton Properties, Monte Stevens, Carano Government Affairs, Rick Murdock, CORE West, Onda Housing, Robert Culliard, Keystone MF, $2,000 from TCD Landholdings, Shirley Folkins-Roberts, Savage and Son and Sunny Hills Ranchos.

In kind contributions include multiple ones from himself such as $12,500 for one listed as Harvard and another $1375 for Delta airfare, which are also listed in his in kind expenses.

One of his opponent to the right in this race, repeat candidate Eddie Lorton lists $3,356 in expenses and $165,517 in contributions, including $1,000 from Joseph Gilbert, $50 from Bruce Parks, but mostly from himself with a $150,000 self-made donation. Lorton paid Facebook $195 and TrafficBuilders $1030.

Kate Marshall, a newcomer insider from the left in this race, is listed as receiving $186,587 and spending $115,429, with big donations from Deane Albright $2,500, Diana Bennett $5,000, Yoko Allen $3,000, Robert Kidd $5,000, Bob Boughner $5,000, the Laborers International Union Local 169 $2,500, Savage and Son $3,000, All for Our Country PAC $2,500, Karena Anderson $2,500, Michael Tuchin $2,500, Lee’s Discount Liquor $2,000, Zuffa $7500, River West Resort $3000, and a very long list of individual donations. Her biggest expense was listed as $1500 to Barbara Gruenewald.

Slightly to the right of Reese, Kathleen Taylor, also initially appointed to Council before keeping her seat through voting, lists $178,988 in contributions and $36,482 in expenses.

Her big donors include Waste Management $10,000, Savage and Son $2,000, Western NV Supply $5,000, Sierra Pacific Power Company $2,500, Martin Harris Construction $2500, Matthew Addison $5000, Metcalf Builders $2500, Hamilton Properties $2,500, McDonald Carano $2500, TCD Landholdings $2500, Blake Smith Family Trust $2500, John and Betty Stank $5000, the Winkels $2500, Construction Materials Engineers $2500, Jeff Jacobs $2500, Sunny Hills Ranchos $2000, Shirley Folkins and Doug Roberts $2000, Court Street Ventures $2000, Nav Bajwa $2000, TDC Operating $2000, Peppermill Casinos $2500, Club Cal Neva $2000, Bonanza $3500, FT Pub $2500, Boomtown Casino $2000, Pellett Construction $4500, Northpointe Sierra $5000, Nevada Tri Partners $5000, Scolari $4000, Tamarack Crossing $2500, Heinz Ranch $5000, Robert Culliard $2500, Circus and Eldorado $5000, and River West Resort $5000. Her expenses have gone mostly to East Public Relations for $6,000.

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