2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Steven Merrill?
The money.
- Raised
- $21K
- Spent
- $20K
- Cash on hand
- $761
- Debts
- $14K
- Individuals 29% $6,083
- PACs & other committees 5% $1,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 66% $14K
- Other receipts <0.1% $5
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $6,083 from individuals
49% in small-dollar gifts
$2,958 of $6,083 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 52%. 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.
78% from Utah · 22% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Utah $2,425
- Michigan $500
- Minnesota $200
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $1,600. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,525, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 28, 2025 to Mar 21, 2026, net of refunds (8 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Steven Merrill.
Where it went.
Where the money went $19K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 4% $705
- Consultants & strategy 71% $14K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.6% $120
- Polling, research & data 11% $2,060
- Travel, meals & events 11% $2,032
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $210
- Legal & compliance 3% $485
Largest payees
- SALT CITY STRATEGIES $14K
- NGP VAN $2,060
- UTAH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR $485
- CONSTANT CONTACT $448
- CUSTOM INK $258
Paid to individuals: $2,032, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 25, 2025 to Apr 5, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (32 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.
- Blake MooreRepublican · $2.7M raised · $1.0M outside
- Karianne LisonbeeRepublican · $220K raised · $48K outside
- Peter CrosbyDemocrat · $154K raised
- Robert Michael MoesingerIndependent · $12K raised
- Carlton E BowenIAP · $6,977 raised
- Carlton E. BowenIAP · $6,977 raised
- Tyler William MursetRepublican · $5,300 raised
- Tyler Scott FarnsworthDemocrat · $4,948 raised
- Jarom GillinsDemocrat · $1,596 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.