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Who funds Utah legislators’ campaigns? Special interests provide 82% of money, while voters in lawmakers’ own districts gave only 6%

Better Utah January 27, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Incoming Utah legislators collected only 6 percent of their campaign donations during the 2018 election year from voters who actually live in their districts. The lion’s share of contributions — 82.4 percent — came from special-interest groups or out-of-state donors. Another 3.6 percent came from candidates’ own pockets or close relatives,

Better Utah Responds to Statement From Mia Love

Better Utah October 22, 2018

Salt Lake City, UT – This morning, Representative Mia Love released an email she received from an attorney at the FEC addressing the primary funds she collected prior to the 2018 GOP convention. Love claimed the email cleared her of any wrongdoing in her primary campaign fundraising. Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a

Mia Love’s campaign threatens legal action to stop ‘misleading’ TV ads from Democratic super PAC

Better Utah October 19, 2018

This article originally appeared in Utah Policy. Read it in its entirety here. Mia Love’s campaign is threatening legal action against several local TV stations in an attempt to get them to stop airing an attack ad from a liberal super PAC slamming her for “illegally” raising campaign funds. Love’s campaign vehemently denies any wrongdoing.

Controversy over Rep. Mia Love’s fundraising is not over

Better Utah October 16, 2018

This article originally appeared on KSL. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The controversy surrounding money raised by Rep. Mia Love for a primary election that never happened was far from settled Tuesday, despite the Republican congresswoman’s claim that the issue had been decided in her favor. Love invited the news

Mia Love demands an apology from Ben McAdams

Better Utah October 16, 2018

This article originally appeared on KSL. Read it in its entirety here. Less than 24 hours after their debate, Rep. Mia Love (R) is demanding an apology from her opponent in Utah’s 4th district race, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams (D). McAdams, Love claimed during an interview with KSL Newsradio’s Dave & Dujanovic, willfully

FEC does not back up Mia Love’s claim that it cleared her of raising $1 million illegally — after she told reporters that it would

Better Utah October 15, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Mia Love claimed during a debate Monday night that the Federal Election Commission decided she violated no laws by raising $1 million for a primary she never faced — and she urged reporters to call the agency to verify that. “The FEC actually said

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