Political ads · 2026 · UT

Utah House District 4 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Mike Kennedy won · 53.7% to 38.8%, with an estimated 94% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 5

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Burgess Owens (REP, incumbent), Mike Kennedy (REP, incumbent), Jonny Larsen (DEM), Steven Burt (IND). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Burgess Owens (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $736K through 2026-06-30 individuals $512K · PACs $152K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $210 · from the candidate's other committees $70K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

54 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,750
AECOM PAC $1,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
ALTICOR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC $2,500
ALTRIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION CO $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INC RAMS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $2,500
AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION STAFFING PAC $2,500
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $2,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BAUM PAC $4,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $4,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $5,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10K
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $5,000
DENTONS US LLP PAC $1,000
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEN $1,000
HERZOG PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL AC $1,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $1,000
LEAN FORWARD AMERICA $3,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
LOVE AMERICA UPHOLD FREEDOM PAC $3,000
MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT $2,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POL $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $5,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION $3,000
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTO $1,000
SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $1,000
SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PAC $5,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,750
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING $1,500
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $4,000
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC PAC $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mike Kennedy (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $511K · PACs $644K · from the candidate's other committees $50K · cash on hand $449K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

173 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC $2,000
AES CORPORATION PAC; THE $2,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY PAC $2,000
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PAC (ALNYLAM PAC) $3,500
ALTICOR, INC. PAC ALTIPAC $2,500
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $10K
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $7,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION INC PAC (ACA PAC) $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $6,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AFPMPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $2,500
AMERICAN HERBAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC (API PAC) $3,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC (PT-PAC) $3,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION PAC (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $6,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC $2,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AUAPAC) $1,000
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. PAC (ARI PAC) $2,500
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $3,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. PAC (ABC PAC) $5,000
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC (RAILPAC) $2,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $2,000
BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS $6,000
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $8,000
BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP LLC/BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP PAC $1,000
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) $5,000
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $5,000
BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $2,000
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $5,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $2,500
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC (CENTENE PAC) $1,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $1,000
CHEROKEE NATION $3,500
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC - CHEVRON CORPORATION $5,000
COALPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $500
COLORADO WESTERN PAC $3,500
COMMERCIAL SEMI-TRAILER ADVOCACY PAC (NATIONAL TRAILER DEALERS ASSOCIATION) $1,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $1,000
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PAC (CHPA/PAC) $1,500
COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION PAC $1,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,000
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
DELOITTE PAC $1,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $10K
DR SAM FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PAC (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) $4,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $1,000
ENERGYSOLUTIONS, INC. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,500
EYEPAC PAC FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY $1,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $1,000
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FMR LLC PAC - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC. $1,000
FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $2,000
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $5,000
FRIENDS OF CHRIS STEWART $1,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $1,000
HCA GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $1,000
HF SINCLAIR PAC (DINO PAC) $5,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
INDEPENDENCE USA PAC $1,000
JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PAC $2,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL PAC $2,000
K&L GATES LLP PAC (DC) $1,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN PAC $3,500
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND-FEDERAL $1,000
KOCH, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $2,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $4,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $2,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (MPAC) $2,500
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
MERRIN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $1,000
MIKE KENNEDY VICTORY FUND $5,000
MINEPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $5,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $1,000
MR. SMITH PAC- MR. SOUTHERN MISSORIAN IN THE HOUSE $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $3,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $5,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND $1,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,000
NATURAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,000
NRG ENERGY INC PAC $3,000
NUCOR CORPORATION PAC $2,000
OHIO SOCIETY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS $2,500
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $5,500
PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION $1,000
PHARMAVITE LLC PAC (PHARMAVITE PAC) $1,000
PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC EMPLOYEE PAC (PRIMEPAC) $1,000
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $9,500
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $4,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) $5,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $1,000
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
SLM CORPORATION PAC (SALLIE MAE PAC) $2,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS PAC $2,000
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $1,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $7,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $10K
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
TDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PAC $500
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PAC (TI PAC) $1,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AOTPAC) $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $4,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $10K
THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $1,000
THE US ONCOLOGY NETWORK PAC $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,000
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC $1,000
TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $1,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $7,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,000
UNUM GROUP PAC (UNUMPAC) $1,000
UTAH MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $2,500
VIZIENT, INC., PAC $500
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II $1,000
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC $2,500
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jonny Larsen (DEM)

Raised: $88K through 2026-10-14 individuals $46K · PACs $250 · party $200 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $42K · cash on hand $4,861
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $250

All filings at the FEC ↗

Steven Burt (IND)

Raised: $40K through 2026-10-14 individuals $34K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $5,739 · cash on hand $1,782
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

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