Politician
Mike Kennedy
Republican · Utah · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4UT03260
Mike Kennedy (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2026 Utah 4th District race, $644K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$2.2M
2026, 2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
42%
$950K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$24
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
42% of Mike Kennedy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah 4th District | $1.2M | 53% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Utah 3rd District | $1.0M | 30% | $24 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $256KTrade group $200KLeadership PAC $121KMembership $118KOther $87KUnion $14KParty $5KSuper PAC $4K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$18K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bnsf Railway Company Railpac (Bnsf Railpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Merit Medical Systems Inc Employee Good Governance PACCorporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Gun Rights Americafor $24
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (40%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $17K$8K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $8K$6K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Constituents had no clear side on the key votes they cast
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 41% support ±12UT-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 62% support ±12UT-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
Household disclosures
1 reported transactions, with volume $1K–$15K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 0 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).
Most traded
- BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Kennedy's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Kennedy (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2026 Utah 4th District race, $644K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Kennedy?
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K), America's Credit Unions PAC ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Kennedy raised across elections?
- $1.2M in 2026, $1.0M in 2024. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.