Ben McAdams
Ben McAdams is a Democratic challenger in Utah's 1st district. $2.3M raised, $2.0M spent, $299K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$2.3M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $2,262,255 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,977,908 |
| Cash on hand | $299,350 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-05-14
Candidate report for 2026, filed 2026-05-14. We could read 133 of the 135 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Common Ground Institute LLC, 100% Interest | OL | JT | $100K to $250K |
| Member distributions $100,001 - $1,000,000 $100,001 - $1,000,000 L : Salt Lake City, UT, US D : Consulting services C : Distribution to cand | PS | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Fibernet MercuryDelta, LLC Units Grix Onboard SPV I, LLC | HE | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Grix Pecora SPV I, LLC | HE | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Grix VC Fund I, LP | HE | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Grix VC Fund II, LP | HE | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Mercury Bank | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Mountain America Checking | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Mountain America Money Market | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Paren Inc. | PS | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Paren Inc. – Common Stock Propvizer Inc., 100% Interest | OL | JT | $15K to $50K |
| L : Salt Lake City, UT, US D : Consulting services business SLC Rental Property | RP | JT | $250K to $500K |
| L : Salt Lake City, UT, US Sofi Bank | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Sofi Bank Money Market | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| USAA Bank | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Education Savings ⇒ Fidelity I529 ⇒ NH Fidelity 500 Index [5F] JT $1,001 - $15,000 None L : UT D : Education savings Education Savings ⇒ Fid | ST | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Fidelity ⇒ AST SpaceMobile, Inc. - Class A Com | ST | JT | $1 to $1,000 |
| Fidelity ⇒ Astronics Corporation - Common Stock (ATRO) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ BANKERS BK MADISON WIS CD | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ BEAL BK USA LAS VEGAS NEV CD | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ Bitcoin | CT | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Bitcoin ProFund - Investor Class (BTCFX) | MF | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd - Ordinary Shares (CRDO) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Eli Lilly and Company Common Stock (LLY) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity Government Money Market (SPAXX) | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity International Index Fund (FSPSX) | MF | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity International Index Fund (FZILX) | MF | JT | $50K to $100K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity Total Market Index Fund (FZROX) | MF | JT | $250K to $500K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $2,501 - $5,000 Fidelity ⇒ Fidelity ZERO Extended Market Index Fund (FZIPX) | MF | JT | $15K to $50K |
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Fidelity ⇒ FIRST NATL BK AMER EAST LANS CD | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ GOLDMAN SACHS BK USA CD | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ IonQ, Inc. Common Stock (IONQ) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (META) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Moderna, Inc. - Common Stock (MRNA) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ MORGAN STANLEY BK N A CD | BA | JT | $15K to $50K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BK NATL CD | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Brokered CD Fidelity ⇒ Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Oracle Corporation Common Stock (ORCL) | ST | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Fidelity ⇒ Palladyne AI Corp. - Common stock (PDYN) | ST | JT | $1 to $1,000 |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention4,584 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Ben McAdams on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $1,977,494 | 87.4% |
| PACs and other committees | $193,291 | 8.5% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $91,470 | 4.0% |
This raceUT-01, rank #1 of 2
Ben McAdams ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H8UT04053, committee C00658633. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.