Stub record Last verified 2026-05-17 Data last changed 2026-05-17

Electoral history

YearTypeOfficeResultVote %Opponents
2012GeneralHLost [source]
2010GeneralHLost [source]
2008GeneralHLost [source]
2006GeneralHLost [source]
2004GeneralHLost [source]
2002GeneralHLost [source]
2000GeneralHLost [source]
1998GeneralHLost [source]

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures.

Total raised$18,152,196
Contributions on file20,039
Total spent$18,095,464
Burn rate (spent / raised)1.00 (steady-state)

Vs state median

Benchmark group: federal peers (n=301).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$18,152,196peer median $39,982454.0× the office-level median
Total spent$18,095,464peer median $10,1631780.4× the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee$71,836106
Association Of Trial Lawyers Of America Political Action Committee$70,00034
Machinists Non-Partisan Political League$68,00017
International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Committee On Political Education$65,00018
Mgm Grand Inc Pac (Aka: Mgm Fed-Pac)$65,00022
Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program)$64,50040
Realtors Political Action Committee$63,00033
Sheet Metal Workers International Association Political Action League (Pal)$62,50021
Air Line Pilots Association Political Action Committee$60,00030
International Brotherhood Of Painters & Allied Trades Political Action Together Pol Cmte$60,00018

Donors who are also registered lobbying clients

1 of this legislator's donors are NRS 218H–registered Carson City lobbying clients (83rd 2025 Session). Cross-referenced from NPE's lobbyist-client registry. When a donor also pays a lobbyist, the contribution becomes one surface of a multi-channel influence relationship.

ClientDonated to this legislator# contributions Client's total NV political $# registered lobbyists
Nevada Realtors$63,00033$7,274,5269

District demographic context

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year (2019–2023). District: Nevada US House District 1.

Population763,217
Median household income$67,470
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)25.2%
Unemployment rate7.8%
Below poverty line14.6%
Foreign-born residents22.4%

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References

  1. FEC bulk data — candidate H8NV01071 (BERKLEY, SHELLEY) (campaign finance)link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]
  2. Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance)link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]