Complaints Raise Questions for Nevada’s Kasama

Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama has spent much of the past year promoting herself as a champion of government transparency.

Her response to two recent financial disclosure complaints has prompted new scrutiny and questions about her own filings. The complaints, filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, allege Kasama failed to disclose her household’s connection to two Nevada companies: Falcon’s Nest Townhouses, LLC, and Bellevue Hill Village, LLC.

Both complaints cite Nevada law NRS 281.571, which requires candidates for public office to disclose business entities in which they or members of their household are involved.

Corporate records show Kasama’s husband, Peter Kasama, listed as a manager for both companies. The filings also show Heidi Kasama herself signed corporate documents for the businesses as “manager,” a detail critics say should have triggered disclosure on her 2026 financial disclosure form.

Kasama’s campaign responded this week with a press release dismissing the complaints as “routine paperwork” and describing them as a “desperate attack” by her opponent in the Clark County Commission race, Albert Mack.

According to the campaign, the companies were handled by Peter Kasama as part of his work as a certified public accountant. The statement said Heidi Kasama signed the documents only after her husband became ill and was unable to complete the filings himself.

The campaign also said neither Heidi nor Peter Kasama has a financial interest in the companies and argued that other accountants who have held public office have not listed similar professional work on their financial disclosure forms.

The statement added that the campaign is “proactively seeking guidance” from the Secretary of State’s office to ensure the filings comply with state requirements.

Still, the explanation has drawn criticism from Kasama’s political opponents and observers.

Some note that the campaign’s own statement acknowledges Kasama signed the corporate documents as a manager. The detail has raised a central question: whether a public official who signs business filings in that capacity, even temporarily, should disclose the entity on a financial disclosure form intended to show voters potential conflicts of interest.

Critics also argue that pointing to the practices of other accountants misses the purpose of the disclosure law, which is designed to give voters a clear view of a candidate’s professional and business connections.

The campaign’s statement has also prompted questions about timing. While Kasama said she is seeking guidance from the Secretary of State’s office, critics say that step came only after the complaints were filed.

The issue has emerged as Kasama continues to campaign on a platform centered on government transparency.

Last year, she promoted a series of proposals aimed at making the Nevada Legislature more open, including requiring bills to be posted online before lawmakers vote and applying open meeting rules more broadly to legislative activity.

Similar transparency proposals were previously championed by former Republican lawmakers, including Assemblyman Ed Goedhart and Assemblywoman Annie Black, who have also surfaced in the political debate surrounding the complaints.

The Nevada Secretary of State’s office has not issued any ruling on the filings, and the complaints themselves do not establish wrongdoing. For now, the matter remains under review as Kasama continues her campaign.