For over seven months now, I’ve been pointing out how Nevada Democrat Attorney General Aaron “A-Ron” Ford has been abusing his office’s official, taxpayer-funded government Twitter/X account to boost his campaign.
Sponsored by the “Aaron Ford for Governor” campaign and paid for by YOU, the taxpayer. https://t.co/4UMuZzHeJb
— Chuck Muth (@ChuckMuth) March 21, 2025
Now that AG Ford has officially announced his campaign for governor, will this government X account continue to promote his candidacy at taxpayer expense? https://t.co/1Td4t2x2Ag
— Chuck Muth (@ChuckMuth) July 29, 2025
The abuse has been as obvious as it’s been shameless.
Well, earlier today “A-Ron” was slapped with a serious, 24-page ethics complaint over it.
And not by some crackpot, rightwing partisan hack. It was filed by Bernie Zadrowski, a retired Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney.
According to the complaint, Ford didn’t just blur the line between his government role and his campaign for governor – he took a giant red marker and drew arrows pointing from your tax dollars to his campaign website.
On the official Attorney General X account, run by public employees and meant for public service, there are over 100 posts linking directly to his campaign account, @AaronDFordNV.
Ford’s actions, Zadrowski maintains, violate Nevada ethics laws – specifically NRS 281A.400(7) and NRS 281A.520, which make it crystal clear that public officers can’t use government resources for personal or political gain.
In a statement released with the complaint, he writes:
“Public servants have an obligation to separate their personal political activities from their duties to the people of our state. As a retired career prosecutor and public servant, my professional obligations to the people of Clark County and the State of Nevada were guided by a code of ethics that required all public servants to subordinate our personal interests to our professional duties.
“By directing followers of his official social media accounts to a campaign account with a fundraising link, Aaron Ford is using taxpayer-funded resources to bolster his campaign for governor. His conduct represents a willful violation of our state’s ethics laws and an alarming breach of the public’s trust. He should face accountability for his actions.”
The Nevada Ethics Commission even warned about this exact behavior in a previous case, saying mixed-use social media is a big no-no.
In fact, they said, “If the use in question leads a reasonable person to believe the government supported the campaign, it would create an appearance of impropriety.”
Well, folks, 100+ links from a taxpayer-funded account to Ford’s donation page ain’t just an “appearance.” It’s a billboard screaming “Taxpayer Sponsored Campaign.”
Now, defenders of Ford will probably say it’s just a link. Or a misunderstanding. Maybe even a mistake.
But here’s a question for those folks: How many “mistakes” does it take before you call it a pattern? Because this isn’t his only time using his office for political stunts.
The TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) sufferer has spent this entire year weaponizing the Nevada Attorney General’s office to sue the Trump administration at every turn – and fundraising off of them.
According to Nevada Current, Ford joined lawsuits against everything from border wall construction to EPA decisions, many of which had zero to do with Nevada.
These weren’t about protecting the Silver State. They were about building his resume for the next job.
And while we’re at it, let’s talk about his travel.
According to watchdog reports, Ford’s got quite the taste for junkets. You’d almost think he was the reincarnation of Marco Polo.
While crime rises and Nevadans struggle with inflation, Ford has been globe-trotting – jetting off to D.C., New York, and even overseas, attending fancy conferences that sound more like cocktail mixers for politicians than anything helpful to regular people.
Now he wants a promotion. He wants to be our governor. All while running his campaign like a man who thinks the rules don’t apply to him.
Look, most of us learned in kindergarten that you don’t cheat. You don’t steal. You don’t use other people’s stuff to help yourself.
Apparently, Aaron Ford missed that day of class.
But here’s the kicker: He’s supposed to be the top law enforcement officer in Nevada, whose job is to enforce the rules, not dance around them like some circus clown.
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Even if the Ethics Commission slaps him on the wrist – if that – we’ve got a louder voice than they do. It’s called the ballot box.
Nevadans deserve better than this. We deserve a public servant who puts the law before his ambition and respects the people footing the bill.
If Aaron Ford wants to campaign for governor, fine. But he can do it on his own dime, not ours.
This ain’t about politics. It’s about trust. And Aaron Ford has been breaking it for months. Maybe he’ll stop now? Don’t hold your breath.
Sources:
- Nevada Ethics Complaint, Bernard Zadrowski, Filed November 2025
- Nevada Ethics Commission, Case No. 22-050C (In re Mayberry)
- Nevada Current, “Nevada AG Joins Dozens of Lawsuits Against Trump Policies,” 2020
- Review-Journal: “Ford faces questions over official travel expenses,” 2022
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