Politician
John Curtis
Republican · Utah · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S4UT00282
John Curtis (Republican) raised $5.7M for the 2024 Utah Senate race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $111K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.7M
2024
From PAC checks
36%
$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$111K
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah Senate | $5.7M | 36% | $0 / $111K | $139K | $5.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $459KTrade group $197KLeadership PAC $122KMembership $58KOther $49KUnion $25KSuper PAC $13K
- Dirigo PACLeadership PAC$15K
- United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (Upspac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Fox Corporation Political Action Committee (Fox PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACCorporate$10K
- Continuing America's Strength and Security PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PACLeadership PAC$10K
- The Peter Norbeck Leadership PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Utahns for Libertyagainst $100K
- Hometown Freedom Action Networkagainst $11K
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 2024 campaign?
- John Curtis (Republican) raised $5.7M for the 2024 Utah Senate race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $111K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John Curtis?
- Dirigo PAC ($15K), United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (Upspac) ($13K), Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($10K), Fox Corporation Political Action Committee (Fox PAC) ($10K), 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on John Curtis's race?
- Utahns for Liberty ($100K against), Hometown Freedom Action Network ($11K against) in 2024.