2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Phillip Kay Lyman?
The money.
- Raised
- $48K
- Spent
- $51K
- Cash on hand
- $2,115
- Individuals 79% $38K
- Candidate's own money & loans 21% $10K
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $34K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
Who gave.
Who gives $38K from individuals
26% in small-dollar gifts
$9,696 of $38K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 27%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
96% from Utah · 4% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Utah $27K
- Florida $1,041
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $15K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $14K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 11, 2026 to Jun 18, 2026, net of refunds (38 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $0 for / $34K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$20K of the $20K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 100% $20K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: June 1, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (2 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $49K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 57% $28K
- Consultants & strategy 16% $8,000
- Travel, meals & events 13% $6,185
- Other or unclassified 15% $7,267
Largest payees
- SQ *WHITE DOG MEDIA $11K
- UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY $4,400
- SQ *IRON MOUNTAIN ROCK PR $4,290
- REDD PRINTING SALE REF # 026118009741968 REDD PRINTING 9215986202SALE CCD PHIL LYMAN FOR CONGRESREF # 26118009741968 9741968 (REDD PRINTING SALE CCD PHIL LYMA $2,309
- PY *WASATCH PRINTS $2,231
Paid to individuals: $17K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 6, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (31 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Celeste MaloyRepublican · $1.6M raised · $1.6M outside
- Kent UdellDemocrat · $100K raised
- David HarrisRepublican · $43K raised
- Steven MerrillDemocrat · $21K raised
- Adonis HooslynUnaffiliated · $762 raised
- Michael Ray StoddardLibertarian · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.