Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor’s race


              FILE - Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks with journalists at a news conference announcing his candidacy for governor of Nevada, on June 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas-based hotel magnate and longtime UFO researcher Robert Bigelow has donated, through his owned companies, a total of $5.7 million to Lombardo’s campaign or PACs supporting his campaign this election cycle. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
            
              FILE Bigelow Aerospace founder and president Robert Bigelow, listens to questions from members of the media during a news conference on Jan. 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas-based hotel magnate and longtime UFO researcher Bigelow has donated, through his owned companies, a total of $5.7 million to Nevada GOP gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo's campaign or PACs supporting his campaign this election cycle. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
            
              FILE - Former President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Joe Lombardo, Clark County sheriff and Republican candidate for Nevada governor, next to Republican Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt, right, during an event Friday, July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas-based hotel magnate and longtime UFO researcher Robert Bigelow has donated, through his owned companies, a total of $5.7 million to Lombardo’s campaign or PACs supporting his campaign this election cycle. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
            
              FILE - Robert Bigelow, founder and president of Bigelow Aerospace, speaks at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 7, 2016. Las Vegas-based hotel magnate and longtime UFO researcher Bigelow has donated, through his owned companies, a total of $5.7 million to Nevada GOP gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo's campaign or PACs supporting his campaign this election cycle. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor’s race