John Eric Ensign
U.S. Senate Republican
FEC ID: S8NV00073 · Election years: 1998, 2000, 2006, 2012
Top Donor Occupations
From individual contributions. Retired, students, homemakers, and "not employed" are excluded so the list reflects working industries.
| Occupation | Total | Donations | % of Individual |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | $214,287 | 186 | 2.1% |
| Owner | $151,950 | 106 | 1.5% |
| Partner | $124,450 | 138 | 1.2% |
| Ceo | $108,350 | 68 | 1.1% |
| Executive | $99,350 | 65 | 1.0% |
| Attorney | $95,223 | 115 | 0.9% |
| Physician | $94,300 | 83 | 0.9% |
| Investor | $84,950 | 43 | 0.8% |
| Vice President | $56,249 | 61 | 0.6% |
| Vice Chairman | $55,800 | 4 | 0.6% |
| Developer | $42,800 | 44 | 0.4% |
| Senior Vice President | $36,500 | 47 | 0.4% |
| Coo | $35,650 | 7 | 0.4% |
| Consultant | $34,600 | 41 | 0.3% |
| Insurance | $31,900 | 28 | 0.3% |
| Real Estate Professional | $30,900 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Real Estate Developer | $30,650 | 24 | 0.3% |
| Real Estate | $29,350 | 31 | 0.3% |
| Track Owner | $26,900 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Business Owner | $25,933 | 25 | 0.3% |
Top Donor Employers
Self-reported employer fields. Self-employed and unknown are excluded.
| Employer | Total | Donations | % of Individual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemaker | $715,353 | 737 | 7.1% |
| Retired | $379,267 | 652 | 3.8% |
| Self | $267,000 | 272 | 2.7% |
| Physician | $164,448 | 332 | 1.6% |
| Circus Circus | $76,875 | 53 | 0.8% |
| The Tiberti Company | $60,510 | 78 | 0.6% |
| Attorney | $59,855 | 90 | 0.6% |
| Investor | $49,400 | 64 | 0.5% |
| Sierra Health Services | $41,000 | 54 | 0.4% |
| Mirage Resorts | $37,250 | 45 | 0.4% |
| Novogradac & Company Llp | $33,700 | 47 | 0.3% |
| Mandalay Bay | $33,150 | 15 | 0.3% |
| The Spanos Corp | $33,000 | 30 | 0.3% |
| Circus Circus Inc | $31,050 | 41 | 0.3% |
| Sartini Enterprises | $30,900 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Housewife | $30,602 | 39 | 0.3% |
| Marnell Corrao, Inc. | $29,900 | 5 | 0.3% |
| Business Owner | $27,391 | 53 | 0.3% |
| Sunland Park | $26,900 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Activision Inc. | $26,700 | 1 | 0.3% |
Donor Geography
Where the individual donors live.
| State | Total | Donations | % of Individual |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | $6.7M | 8,973 | 66.8% |
| CA | $705,637 | 742 | 7.0% |
| VA | $349,564 | 501 | 3.5% |
| NY | $319,375 | 276 | 3.2% |
| TX | $262,090 | 306 | 2.6% |
| FL | $181,010 | 233 | 1.8% |
| DC | $156,690 | 231 | 1.6% |
| CO | $140,132 | 172 | 1.4% |
| MD | $138,850 | 202 | 1.4% |
| IL | $122,367 | 151 | 1.2% |
| MA | $102,900 | 89 | 1.0% |
| AZ | $83,626 | 131 | 0.8% |
| NJ | $82,150 | 93 | 0.8% |
| PA | $61,349 | 74 | 0.6% |
| CT | $59,000 | 65 | 0.6% |
Direct PAC and Party Contributions
Money given directly to the campaign. Does not include outside spending.
| PAC / Party Committee | FEC ID | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican National Committee - Rnc | C00003418 | $327,654 | 5 |
| Nevada State Republican Central Committee | C00082925 | $242,482 | 61 |
| National Association Of Realtors | C70002563 | $77,634 | 2 |
| National Republican Senatorial Committee | C00027466 | $41,686 | 11 |
| American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee (Avmapac) | C00114132 | $36,500 | 13 |
| Sierra Health Services Political Action Committee (Shspac) | C00295360 | $36,250 | 11 |
| National Restaurant Association Political Action Committee | C00003764 | $32,500 | 17 |
| Food Marketing Institute Political Action Committee (Food Pac) | C00014555 | $32,000 | 17 |
| National Association Of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee | C00126763 | $31,483 | 11 |
| Realtors Political Action Committee | C00030718 | $31,000 | 15 |
| Union Pacific Corp Fund For Effective Government | C00010470 | $30,998 | 18 |
| American Medical Association Political Action Committee | C00000422 | $30,000 | 10 |
| Fight-Pac | C00305797 | $30,000 | 6 |
| Bluegrass Committee | C00235655 | $30,000 | 6 |
| Station Casinos Inc Political Action Committee | C00263731 | $30,000 | 10 |
| Associated Builders And Contractors Political Action Committee (Abc/Pac) | C00010421 | $30,000 | 9 |
| Venturepac | C00150367 | $29,000 | 12 |
| American Health Care Association Political Action Committee (Ahca-Pac) | C00006080 | $29,000 | 22 |
| Republican Majority Fund | C00296640 | $28,973 | 12 |
| Philip Morris Companies Inc Political Action Committee (Aka Phil-Pac) | C00089136 | $28,000 | 15 |
| Glaxo Wellcome Inc Political Action Committee | C00199703 | $28,000 | 16 |
| National Federation Of Independent Business/ Save America'S Free Enterprise Trust | C00101105 | $28,000 | 18 |
| Federal Express Corporation Political Action Committee "Fepac" | C00068692 | $27,500 | 10 |
| Circus Circus Enterprises Inc Political Action Committee (Aka Cc-Pac) | C00218289 | $27,000 | 6 |
| International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-Pac) | C00034405 | $26,998 | 17 |
Showing top 25 of 3,721 direct PAC contributions.
Outside Spending
Independent expenditures by outside groups — money spent for or against this candidate without going through their campaign.
$507,262 spent supporting this candidate. $311,205 spent opposing.
Top Outside Groups Supporting
| Committee | FEC ID | Total Spent | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Medical Association Political Action Committee | C00000422 | $309,887 | 5 |
| Nra Political Victory Fund | C00053553 | $185,638 | 9 |
| National Right To Life Political Action Committee | C00111278 | $11,500 | 16 |
| American Right To Life | C00338376 | $237 | 1 |
Top Outside Groups Opposing
| Committee | FEC ID | Total Spent | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| League Of Conservation Voters Inc Political Action Committee (Lcv Earth Fund) | C00252940 | $305,430 | 4 |
| League Of Conservation Voters | C90005786 | $5,739 | 9 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte | C90007311 | $36 | 1 |
Campaign Committees
FEC committee IDs filing on behalf of this candidate over their entire federal career.
C00286476C00337402C00340208C00356287C00411025C00411108C00412783C00417683C00423665
Where this comes from
All numbers on this page come from the Federal Election Commission's public bulk-data files. We pull every FEC cycle from 1980 through 2026 and total each candidate's contributions, expenditures, and outside spending.
Direct contributions (transaction codes 24K, 24C, 24F, 24Z, 24R, 24T) are money given to the candidate's authorized committees. Outside spending (codes 24E and 24A) is money spent by outside groups for or against the candidate without coordination.