Nevada Democrat gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses, drawing criticism from his political opponents.
The state’s current attorney general, Ford burned through over $400,000 on trips during his time in office, according to state travel records cited by Fox News, with one GOP strategist dubbing him “High-Flying Aaron Ford” for the profligate spending.
“Ford spent close to $270,000 on airfare and out-of-state hotel stays since assuming office in 2019,” the outlet reported, citing the records. “When combined with over $140,000 Ford accepted from group-sponsored travel and lodging, such as the Democratic Attorneys General Association, his total travel amounts to over $410,000 in trips over seven years.”
According to Fox News, just in 2024, the Democrat “spent $60,730 on trips to 16 different cities, including $2,819 on a trip to Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, a luxury resort in Mexico, and another $11,992 at Martha’s Vineyard, a top vacation spot that attracts a wealthy clientele.”
The outlet notes that while it isn’t clear how much of the tally is for travel in Nevada, “the numbers dovetail with reports that Ford spent as many as 137 days away from his state in 2024, a figure confirmed by his office.”
Fox also cites a report from The Nevada Independent that Ford has spent nearly 20 percent of his time as the state’s top elected legal official away from the state, a whopping 420 days.
“High-Flying Aaron Ford has treated his position as attorney general like a part-time job, vacationing on the dime of special interests and campaign donors for well over a year of his tenure,” Better Nevada PAC spokesman John Burke told Fox News Digital.
High-Flying @AaronDFordNV is tweeting about the “ultra rich” after going on over $140,000 in special interest-funded vacations to France, Mexico, Qatar, Taiwan, and other luxurious destinations around the world.
He’s spent 420 days – 14 months – on vacation out of state since… https://t.co/9xywd1tVfK
— Nevada War Room – Better NV PAC (@BetterNevadaPAC) March 29, 2026
The AG has also been nicknamed “Frequent Flyer Ford” by supporters of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in campaign ads.
Ford is currently under an investigation by the Nevada Commission on Ethics “regarding public officials receiving gifts, leveraging office for personal gain, using government resources for personal gain, and influencing subordinates,” according to Las Vegas NBC affiliate KSNV.
A spokesperson for Ford’s office defended his boss amid the ethics probe.
“He attended several meetings for bipartisan groups, such as NAAG and AGA, an organization that Attorney General Ford was voted by his attorneys general colleagues to serve as chair of in 2024,” said spox John Sadler in a statement, referring to the National Association of Attorneys General and the Attorney General Alliance.
“These events allowed AG Ford to discuss critical issues for Nevadans, such as human and sex trafficking, cybercrime and fraud, and the opioid crisis,” Ford’s spokesman added.
“While our state is moving in the right direction, Governor Lombardo is committed to building on this progress and continuing to improve the lives of all Nevadans. Meanwhile, while hardworking Nevada families are struggling, Part-Time Aaron Ford has spent 420 days on special interest-funded travel and collecting a taxpayer-funded salary. Aaron Ford’s record makes clear he’s focused on himself, not the people he was elected to serve,” Lombardo campaign spokeswoman Halee Dobbins told Fox News Digital.
“Aaron Ford has disgraced his office and made a mockery of public service,” Burke said in a statement. “He has no business leading our state and is wholly unfit to serve the people of Nevada.”
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