Politician
Celeste Maloy
Republican · Utah · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4UT02296
Celeste Maloy (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Utah 3rd District race, $786K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $31K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.6M
2026, 2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
48%
$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$76K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$19K
Spent attacking them
48% of Celeste Maloy's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah 3rd District | $1.7M | 48% | $31K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Utah 2nd District | $1.9M | 48% | $45K / $19K | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $482KLeadership PAC $378KTrade group $347KMembership $142KOther $107KSuper PAC $89KUnion $41KParty $5K
- Value in Electing Women Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$50K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$35K
- E-PACLeadership PAC$25K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$24K
- American Unity PAC IncSuper PACLobbyist PAC$20K
- First in Freedom PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACLeadership PAC$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Engineering and Software Systems Solutions, Inc. PACCorporate$15K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Duty Service Honorfor $39K
- American Conservation Coalition PAC (Acc PAC)for $31K
- To Form a More Perfect Unionagainst $19K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $6K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 23 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 18 times (78%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $146K$67K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $85K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $67K$43K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $39K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $53K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Celeste Maloy's 2026 campaign?
- Celeste Maloy (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Utah 3rd District race, $786K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $31K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Celeste Maloy?
- Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee ($15K), Engineering and Software Systems Solutions, Inc. PAC ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K), America's Credit Unions PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Celeste Maloy's race?
- American Conservation Coalition PAC (Acc PAC) ($31K for) in 2026.
- How much has Celeste Maloy raised across elections?
- $1.7M in 2026, $1.9M in 2024. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.