Politician
John Curtis
Republican · Utah · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8UT03238
John Curtis (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2022 Utah 3rd District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $70K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.1M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
64%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$70K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
64% of John Curtis's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah 3rd District | $2.2M | 65% | $70K / $0 | $26K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Utah 3rd District | $906K | 59% | $0 / $0 | – | $906K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $419KMembership $169KOther $127KLeadership PAC $72KUnion $10KSuper PAC $9K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Safari Club International PAC (Sci-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- Coeur Mining, Inc. PACCorporate$13K
- Pfizer Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Political Action Committee (Teva PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACCorporate$13K
- Bipartisan Climate Action FundOther$11K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $50K
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $20K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 33 key votes where John Curtis had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 28 times (85%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $391K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $57K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $184K$99K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $391K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $122K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $391K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $67K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $122K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $184K$391K$99K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $30K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $30K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $391K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $30K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $67K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
232 stock trades, worth $330K–$3.7M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 24 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 85 buys, 147 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($103K+), wall street and hedge funds ($40K+), agriculture, food and retail ($31K+).
Most traded
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$32K+4 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation$19K+5 trades
- GOOG Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock$15K+1 trades
- DOMO Domo, Inc. - Class B$15K+1 trades
- ADBE Adobe Inc.$4K+4 trades
- AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.$4K+4 trades
- BSX Boston Scientific Corporation$4K+4 trades
- CAT Caterpillar, Inc.$4K+4 trades
Latest trades
- sellABT2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellADBE2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellAMD2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellGOOG2023-12-04 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellAMZN2023-12-04 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellAXP2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellAAPL2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellAMAT2023-12-04 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded John Curtis's 2022 campaign?
- John Curtis (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2022 Utah 3rd District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $70K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John Curtis?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Coeur Mining, Inc. PAC ($13K), Pfizer Inc. PAC ($13K), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Political Action Committee (Teva PAC) ($13K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on John Curtis's race?
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($50K for), Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($20K for) in 2022.
- How much has John Curtis raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2022 (Utah 3rd District), $906K in 2020 (Utah 3rd District).