Campaign Finance

A new report says security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials.

An over 280-page complaint submitted to the Lt. Governor’s Office raised concerns about transparency in local elections and the complicated world of campaign finance.

The money would help target eight House Districts and two Senate Districts next year, including seats held by Sens. Dan McCay and Kirk Cullimore and Rep. Jordan Teuscher.

Campaign finance experts say payments to family members can not only look bad to voters but it can potentially run afoul of the law.

Following Utah’s June 30 primary, Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams, the incumbent for the state’s 4th Congressional District, has more than 28 times the cash…

The race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, currently represented by the state’s lone Democrat, remains deeply lopsided when it comes to campaign…

Speaking before the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in 2018, Gov. Gary Herbert hailed the Utah tech industry’s contribution to the state.“Certainly the…

Salt Lake City mayoral hopeful Erin Mendenhall raised a whopping $301,347 in just under three months, overtaking her opponent Luz Escamilla in fundraising…

When Elizabeth Payne campaigned for the Murray School Board last year, she was able to use campaign donations to travel to Washington, D.C. for a…

There’s just over a week until election day, and the numbers are in. Numbers from Federal Election Commission financial disclosures, that is. As of…

The progressive group Alliance for a Better Utah says its Federal Election Commission complaint against GOP Rep. Mia Love over improper fundraising is…

Campaigns for two of this year’s three ballot propositions and a nonbinding question to raise the gasoline tax have turned into multi-million-dollar…