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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.1M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
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 organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah 3rd District | $2.2M | 65% | $70K / $0 | – | $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 $1.1MTrade group $415KMembership $146KOther $126KLeadership PAC $69KUnion $9KSuper PAC $9K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- Coeur Mining, Inc. PACCorporate$13K
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACCorporate$13K
- Bipartisan Climate Action FundOther$11K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist 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
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 23 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 18 times (78%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $379K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $54K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $179K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $179K$96K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $379K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $118K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $179K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $96K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $96K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $179K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $267K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $35K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $23K | 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 | $48K$56K$14K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $56K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 8 key votes (25%)
On 4 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 4 times and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 85% support ±5Utah · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $379K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 43% support ±7Utah · split · CES 2024 · related question | $54K Insurance wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 42% support ±7Utah · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $179K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 63% support ±7Utah · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $179K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$96K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 85% support ±5Utah · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $379K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 59% support ±12UT-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $132K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 59% support ±12UT-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $132K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 62% support ±12UT-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $48K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$56K Pharma and health care wanted nay$14K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 49% support ±12UT-03 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 84% support ±5Utah (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±8UT-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $56K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 87% support ±5Utah (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
231 reported transactions, with volume $329K–$3.7M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 24 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 85 buys, 146 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
- AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.$5K+5 trades
- HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.$5K+5 trades
- TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.$5K+5 trades
- UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock$5K+5 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John Curtis?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($14K), Coeur Mining, Inc. PAC ($13K), 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PAC ($13K), Bipartisan Climate Action Fund ($11K) 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, $906K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.