Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.81M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$2.71M
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
2%
Small-dollar share
76%
In-state share
4
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $2.26M raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
Ben McAdams is a Democratic House candidate from UT (District 01). McAdams's campaign has raised $2.3 million from 1,014 donors. Funding includes 1.6% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 76.4% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, BLASER + PARTNERS CO, ALSCO INC.. Campaign committees include BEN MCADAMS.
Backed byProvisional
Michael Bloomberg
- Michael Bloomberg gave $7,000 (2026)
The AI industry super PAC
- THINK BIG spent $1,128,698 supporting
Industry moneyProvisional
Union PAC
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
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Money
Poliscope ↗$2.81M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$1.98M
From individuals
$223K unitemized
$193K
From PACs
1,014
Donors
avg $1,086
47%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2018 2,214 donors$3.38M
- 2020 3,160 donors$5.64M
- 2022 6 donors$0
- 2024$0
- 2026 1,080 donors$2.26M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 355 gifts · 1%$20K
- $200-$499 288 gifts · 4%$72K
- $500-$999 309 gifts · 9%$157K
- $1,000-$2,899 362 gifts · 27%$477K
- $2,900+ 297 gifts · 59%$1.03M
- Refunds / negative records 5 gifts$-11K
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 34 gifts$23K
- BLASER + PARTNERS CO 4 gifts$14K
- ALSCO INC. 3 gifts$11K
- AUCTANE 3 gifts$11K
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 3 gifts$11K
- BURBIDGE MITCHELL 3 gifts$11K
- CSA PARTNERS 3 gifts$11K
- CUMMING FOUNDATION 3 gifts$11K
- DAWSON HOLDINGS INC 3 gifts$11K
- LAW FIRM 3 gifts$11K
- SENTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 3 gifts$11K
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 gifts$11K
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY 3 gifts$11K
- UI 3 gifts$11K
- VOX MEDIA 3 gifts$11K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 16 donors · 34 gifts$23K
- BLASER + PARTNERS CO 1 donors · 4 gifts$14K
- ALSCO INC. 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- AUCTANE 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- BURBIDGE MITCHELL 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- CSA PARTNERS 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- CUMMING FOUNDATION 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- DAWSON HOLDINGS INC 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- LAW FIRM 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- SENTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- UI 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- VOX MEDIA 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLASER, BRANDON | individual | UT | $14,000 | — | 4 |
| CUMMING, ANNETTE | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| MILLER, GAIL | individual | PA | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| WRIGHT, DAVID | individual | WI | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| FLUETSCH, DOROTHY | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| KO, ALBERT | individual | CA | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| PARKER, WELLS | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 5 |
| BLAKEY, COLETTE | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| SWARTZ, JAMES | individual | MD | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| SIMMONS, DANIEL L. | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| MAGGELET, CHARLES | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 5 |
| GARN, TANYA | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| HANSEN, DELL LOY | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| PARKE, MATHEW | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| GARN, KEVIN S. | individual | UT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIPAC | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| SD PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| NAIOP-PAC | VA | $5,000 | 1 |
| NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) | DC | $5,000 | 2 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $5,000 | 1 |
| PACIFICORP - PACIFIC POWER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER PAC | OR | $5,000 | 1 |
| NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| BLUE MOMENTUM PAC | CA | $5,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- UT 76% · home state$1.34M
- CA 6%$108K
- NY 4%$70K
- DC 3%$48K
- TX 2%$31K
- MD 1%$20K
- WA 1%$18K
- MA 97%$17K
- WY 87%$15K
- VA 75%$13K
- CT 63%$11K
- WI 60%$11K
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗FRIENDS OF BEN MCADAMS: $1.26M across 288 operating expenditures, Oct 22, 2025 to Jun 3, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD TOWN MEDIA LLC | VA | media buy | $252,200 | 2 |
| SB DIGITAL, INC. | DC | text messages/communications consulting · digital consulting/production · website hosting/email/text message consulting | $205,585 | 10 |
| LANDSLIDE POLITICAL | UT | signature gathering | $157,511 | 3 |
| IMPACT RESEARCH, INC. | AL | polling | $126,900 | 2 |
| BLUEPRINT PUBLIC AFFAIRS | UT | fundraising consulting/letterhead/yard signs · fundraising consulting/direct mail/postage · fundraising consulting | $92,565 | 8 |
| GUSTO | CA | payroll taxes · payroll processing fee · account verification disbursement | $51,583 | 28 |
| ELEVATE STRATEGIES | UT | digital/communications consulting | $30,000 | 5 |
| DAVEY, CISCO | UT | payroll | $29,634 | 7 |
| COWGILL, JOSHUA | UT | payroll · travel/mileage reimbursement (see below if itemized) · reimbursement (see below if itemized) | $26,618 | 12 |
| HELEN MILBY & CO | DC | political/fundraising consulting | $23,677 | 7 |
| ACTBLUE PAC | MA | credit card processing fee | $21,448 | 24 |
| ACTBLUE | MA | credit card processing fee | $21,367 | 9 |
By stated purpose
- media buy 2 payments$252K
- signature gathering 3 payments$158K
- polling 2 payments$127K
- payroll 53 payments$116K
- communications consulting/video & website production 1 payments$81K
- text messages/communications consulting 5 payments$57K
- digital consulting/production 2 payments$56K
- payroll taxes 20 payments$51K
- credit card processing fee 57 payments$47K
- fundraising consulting/letterhead/yard signs 4 payments$38K
- fundraising consulting/direct mail/postage 2 payments$35K
- digital/communications consulting 5 payments$30K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THINK BIG C00923417 | Support | $1.13M 6 filings | The AI industry super PAC | — |
| NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY C00859660 | Support | $1.02M 2 filings | — | |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. C00007880 | Support | $300K 2 filings | — | |
| ARTICLE ONE PAC C00931774 | Support | $215K 3 filings | — | |
| WELCOMEPAC C00786830 | Support | $23K 12 filings | — | |
| WAY BACK PAC C00824342 | Support | $22K 7 filings | — |
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF BEN MCADAMS | C00658633 | H / P | principal | $9.65M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, BLASER + PARTNERS CO, ALSCO INC., AUCTANE, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | UT | 01 | H8UT04053 | $2.26M |
| 2024 | House | UT | 01 | H8UT04053 | $0 |
| 2022 | House | UT | 01 | H8UT04053 | $0 |
| 2020 | House | UT | 04 | H8UT04053 | $5.64M |
| 2018 | House | UT | 04 | H8UT04053 | $3.38M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.