Stub record Last verified 2026-07-22 Data last changed 2026-05-02

Biography

Dian VanderWell (N) is the City of Sparks, City Council, Ward 2 of Sparks.

NV SOS Aurora records show Dian VanderWell has reported $187,282 in cumulative campaign contributions across 272 filings, spanning 2013-02-22 to 2026-03-311.

  1. NV SOS Aurora — campaign filings for Dian VanderWell — https://www.nvsos.gov/SoSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/Search.aspx?type=cefd&candidateId=6004 (accessed 2026-06-24).

Campaign finance

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

Total raised$225,166
Contributions on file319
Date range2013-02-22 – 2026-06-29
Total spent$248,257
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0122
Top-1 donor share3.33%
Burn rate (spent / raised)1.10 (spending more than raising)
Per-year contributions (2013–2026) — peak $66,210
2013: $48,7122014: $53,3222015: $02016: $02017: $02018: $21,1502019: $02020: $02021: $15,4652022: $66,2102023: $5,0002024: $6,0002025: $30,1702026: $47,329 20132026

Vs state median

Benchmark group: city peers (n=77).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$225,166peer median $9,65423.3× the office-level median
Total spent$248,257peer median $12,63919.6× the office-level median
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0122peer median 0.0128near the office-level median
Top-1 donor share3.33%peer median 3.92%near the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
Pac 401$7,5002
Moorpark Investors LLC$7,5002
Southwestern Property Corp.$7,0002
C. P. Bluth$5,0001
Builders Assn of Northern NV$5,0001
Carlos Vasquez$5,0001
Dandini Spectrum Holdings, LLC$5,0001
Golden Triangle$5,0001
Bonanza Casino$3,6573
Jerry Scolari$3,5002

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References

  1. NV SOS Aurora — campaign filing for Dian VanderWell (campaign finance)link [archived] [accessed 2026-07-22]