> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Corporate cash fuels Utah's congressional fundraising surge - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/corporate-cash-fuels-utahs-congressional-fundraising-surge/ - Published: 2025-04-16T21:40:37.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-08T23:14:07.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Congress, Campaign Finance, Blake Moore, Mike Lee, John Curtis, Burgess Owens, Celeste Maloy, Mike Kennedy Utah's congressional delegation is swimming in campaign cash, with Rep. Blake Moore leading the pack by raising over half a million dollars in just three months – with corporations and political action committees opening their checkbooks wide. Moore's fundraising machine pulled in an impressive $531,084 during the first quarter of 2025, with corporate interests and political action committees pouring in $339,500 – nearly two-thirds of his total haul. Those PAC donations shouldn’t come as a surprise, since Moore is the House GOP conference vice-chair, which is the #6 leadership slot for House Republicans. His leadership position is likely the reason Moore’s campaign donated $50,000 to other Republican candidates. Moore has more than $1.8 million sitting in his war chest. Not far behind in the money race is Sen. Mike Lee, who hauled in an impressive $506,873 in the first quarter. But unlike Moore's corporate-heavy donations, Lee's fundraising tells a different story – just $47,000 came from PACs and corporations, with individual donors making up the bulk of his nearly million-dollar bank account. Utah Political Watch depends on readers like you to remain independent and effective. Join fellow Utahns by subscribing monthly (starting at just $5) or making a one-time contribution that fits your budget. Your support ensures we can maintain our independence and dig deeper into stories that matter, helping to build a more informed, transparent Utah. [Upgrade to paid ](https://utahpolitics.news/membership/) Fresh off his successful Senate campaign where he raised a staggering $5.6 million, Sen.-elect John Curtis's quarterly haul of $93,270 might seem modest. But with his next election not until 2030, Curtis appears to be taking a well-earned breather from the fundraising circuit. Despite slowing down his fundraising efforts, Curtis still managed to attract significant corporate interest, with 63% of his $93,270 coming from PACs and corporations. His campaign maintains a healthy $672,000 war chest. Rep. Burgess Owens’s campaign is usually a fundraising machine, but he only recorded $127,599 in donations — his lowest non-election year quarterly total since he pulled in just $98,000 in the final quarter of 2023. Even more striking: Owens, who has raised an impressive $10 million since his 2020 campaign debut, received just $15,500 from PACs – the lowest among Utah's congressional delegation. Rep. Celeste Maloy's fundraising tells a story of deep PAC connections, with more than half of her $135,579 quarterly donations – $70,500 – flowing from political action committees. Since stepping into former Rep. Chris Stewart's seat in 2023, Maloy has proven particularly attractive to business and ideological PACs, amassing nearly $1 million from these groups. Stewart himself appears to be maintaining ties to his former staffer, directing $7,500 to Maloy's campaign through his various political committees. ## Sign up for Utah Political Watch Independent news and commentary about politics in Utah Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. Almost 3/4ths of the campaign cash raised by Utah’s newest member of Congress, Rep. Mike Kennedy, came from political committees. Kennedy reported raising $42,500 from PACs — including a $5,000 from Elon Musk’s Starlink — and just $25,000 from individuals. Kennedy is still owed $176,000 from his 2024 campaign and $442,543 from his unsuccessful 2018 Senate bid. These loans could be repaid using future campaign donations – a strategy successfully employed by Rep. Moore, who recently cleared his $130,000 campaign debt using this method. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ff/05/ff054ad9-05eb-4301-bd7c-0d7e2e111eac/content/images/2025/02/2025.02.25-News-Tip-3.png)