ARCHITECT OF EXTORTION: HARMFUL VOTES

This politician actively voted to expropriate wealth from Nevadans and expand the parasitic state by supporting the following measures:

Biography

SheaBackus has served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly representing District 37 since 2022. She assumed office after defeating incumbent Republican Andy Matthews, flipping the seat in the Las Vegas Valley district. Backus previously held the same seat for one term from 2018 to 2020 before her initial successor took office.

A practicing attorney, Backus earned a Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2003. She received a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1998 after graduating from Clark High School in 1993. She has no record of military service.

The statutory base salary for this office is $130¹. Most recent election: November 5, 2024¹. Next election: November 3, 2026¹.

NV SOS Aurora records show Shea Backus has reported $1,333,359 in cumulative campaign contributions across 970 filings, spanning 2018-01-01 to 2026-03-30².

Public-facing pages: official .gov biography³.

1. Ballotpedia — Shea Backus — https://ballotpedia.org/Shea_Backus (accessed 2026-06-24).
2. NV SOS Aurora — campaign filings for Shea Backus — https://www.nvsos.gov/SoSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/Search.aspx?type=cefd&candidateId=10935 (accessed 2026-06-24).
3. Official .gov page — https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/37 (accessed 2026-06-24).

• Education: High school, Clark High School, 1993; Bachelor's, University of California, San Diego, 1998; Law, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2003
• Career: Attorney
• Predecessor: Andy Matthews (R)

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures. [verify on NV SOS]

Vs state median

Benchmark group: state legislature peers (n=66).

Top donors

Payments to registered Nevada lobbyists: $7,125 across 5 payments.

Donors who are also registered lobbying clients

4 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.

Legislative record

Session: 83rd 2025

21 bills sponsored · 642 roll calls cast · crossed party majority on 5 votes (0.8%)

Sponsored bills

• AB144
• AB191
• AB192
• AB196
• AB197
• AB268
• AB270
• AB308
• AB369
• AB396
• AB424
• AB461
• AB462
• AB463
• ACR3
• AJR14
• AJR7
• AJR8
• SB262
• SCR1
• SCR4

Roll-call votes (1,986 total)