Legislators / Ariel Defay
17bills written, 14 passedTypical House member: 16 written, 7 passed2budget requests funded, of 3 ($2.3 million) in 2026Typical House member: 0 of 18Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 66%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 6%3%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%201times on the record in 2026
The 2025 and 2026 General Sessions (this two-year term). “Typical” is the middle member of the House. Budget requests and remarks are 2026 only.
Who funds their campaign
$55,252Raisedsince January 2024
80Contributionsitemized in the reports
81%From Utahdonors with Utah addresses
$6,000Largest donorAriel Defay
By kind of donor
- Businesses$13,350 (24%)
- Associations and unions$10,650 (19%)
- PACs$9,952 (18%)
- Other$8,950 (16%)
- Their own money$6,000 (11%)
- Other campaigns$4,000 (7%)
- Individuals$1,350 (2%)
- Parties and caucuses$1,000 (2%)
By industry
- Real estate and development$5,500 (10%)
- Other business$5,450 (10%)
- Health care and pharmaceuticals$5,150 (9%)
- Ideological and advocacy groups$4,650 (8%)
- Education$4,300 (8%)
- Technology and telecom$3,250 (6%)
Largest donors
| Ariel Defay Their own money · Kaysville | $6,000 |
| Utah Association of Realtors Association or union · Real estate and development · Sandy | $5,000 3 contributions |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · Salt Lake City | $4,950 |
| Goethe Institute Other · Education · Washington, DC | $4,300 4 contributions |
| Conservative Millenials Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,450 3 contributions |
| Elect Bridger Bolinder Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Grantsville | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Utah Dental Association Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Woods Cross | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Google Business · Technology and telecom · Mountain View, CA | $2,000 |
| Republican Women Lead Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,000 3 contributions |
| Utah House Republican Committee PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $1,500 2 contributions |
Follow the money
11 of their donors are committees that report their own donors to the state, so you can see where that money came from. The largest:
| Utah Association Of Realtors Political action committee | $5,000 3 contributions to them |
| Republican Women Lead Political action committee | $2,000 3 contributions to them |
| Utah Bankers Association Political action committee | $1,600 4 contributions to them |
| Davis County Republican Party Political party | $1,000 1 contribution to them |
| Utah HOSPAC Political action committee | $1,000 2 contributions to them |
About these numbers
From the campaign finance reports the legislator filed with the Lt. Governor's office. Kinds of donors and industries are sorted from each donor's name only; the reports don't list donors' jobs.
Reports Rep. Ariel Defay filed, 2024 to 2026; last checked Nov 13, 2026. Official reports →
Every donor (52)
| Ariel Defay Their own money · Kaysville | $6,000 |
| Utah Association of Realtors Association or union · Real estate and development · Sandy | $5,000 3 contributions |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · Salt Lake City | $4,950 |
| Goethe Institute Other · Education · Washington, DC | $4,300 4 contributions |
| Conservative Millenials Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,450 3 contributions |
| Elect Bridger Bolinder Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Grantsville | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Utah Dental Association Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Woods Cross | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Google Business · Technology and telecom · Mountain View, CA | $2,000 |
| Republican Women Lead Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,000 3 contributions |
| Utah House Republican Committee PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $1,500 2 contributions |
| NUCOR Corp PAC of Utah PAC · Manufacturing · Plymouth | $1,300 3 contributions |
| U-Car PAC Utah Auto Dealers Association PAC · Retail, restaurants and hospitality · Murray | $1,252 2 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Association Association or union · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $1,250 3 contributions |
| Aryan Bhatt Individual · Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Clyde Companies inc. Business · Orem | $1,000 |
| Davis County Republican Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Ogden | $1,000 |
| Utah HOSPAC PAC · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Salt Lake City | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Durbano Metals Business · Ogden | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Friends of Spencer Cox Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Fairview | $1,000 |
| Committee to Elect Brad Wilson Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Farmington | $1,000 |
| Waymo LLC Business · Technology and telecom · Mountain View, CA | $750 |
| Utah Medical Political Action Committee PAC · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Salt Lake City | $750 2 contributions |
| Governing Group PAC PAC · North Salt Lake | $750 |
| Johnson and Johnson PAC PAC · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Washington, DC | $600 2 contributions |
| Utah Food Industry Association Food PAC PAC · Agriculture and food · Murray | $550 2 contributions |
| Doers Network Business · Wilmington, DE | $500 |
| Holland and Hart LLP Business · Legal · Salt Lake City | $500 2 contributions |
| Paul Rogers and Associates LLC Business · Provo | $500 2 contributions |
| TDCGroup Business · Napa, CA | $500 |
| Maverick Group LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| Utah Appartment Association PAC PAC · Real estate and development · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| H3 PAC PAC · Salt Lake City | $500 2 contributions |
| Utah Credit Union PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| SEL Inc. Business · Pleasant Grove | $400 2 contributions |
| Utah Petroleum Association Association or union · Energy, mining and utilities · Salt Lake City | $400 2 contributions |
| Utah Banker Association Association or union · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $350 |
| Utah Trucking Association Association or union · Transportation and trucking · West Valley City | $300 |
| Utah Health Care Association Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Salt Lake City | $300 |
| ASG Consulting Business · Other business · West Jordan | $250 |
| Tourism Works PAC PAC · Other business · Monticello | $250 |
| Rural Telcom Association Association or union · Technology and telecom · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Utah Rural Telcom Association Association or union · Technology and telecom · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Revere Health Business · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Provo | $250 |
| Zions Bank Corp PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake CIty | $250 |
| Chevron Corporate Affairs Business · Energy, mining and utilities · San Ramon, CA | $250 |
| Utah Beer Wholesalers PAC PAC · Alcohol, tobacco and gaming · Bountiful | $250 |
| Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Washington DC, DC | $250 |
| Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retail Association Association or union · Energy, mining and utilities · Salt Lake City | $200 2 contributions |
| ALEC Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Arlington, VA | $200 |
| David John Spatafore Individual · Salt Lake City | $200 |
| Seth Sunderland Individual · Salt Lake City | $150 |
| Utah Association For Justice INC Lawyers Involved for Utah Association or union · Legal · Salt Lake City | $100 |
Every contribution (80)
- $1,000 Conservative Millenials · Oct 20, 2026 · General report
- $500 TDCGroup · Oct 20, 2026 · General report
- $750 Waymo LLC · Oct 20, 2026 · General report
- $500 Maverick Group LLC · Oct 20, 2026 · General report
- $100 Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retail Association · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $4,950 Reagan Outdoor Advertising · Sep 25, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · September 30th report
- $751 U-Car PAC Utah Auto Dealers Association · Sep 22, 2026 · September 30th report
- $150 SEL Inc. · Sep 16, 2026 · September 30th report
- $250 Paul Rogers and Associates LLC · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $250 ASG Consulting · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Davis County Republican Party · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $2,000 Google · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Republican Women Lead · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Utah House Republican Committee PAC · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $250 Holland and Hart LLP · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Clyde Companies inc. · Jun 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $1,500 Utah Association of Realtors · Jun 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $250 SEL Inc. · Jun 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $500 Utah Bankers Association · Jun 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $500 Doers Network · May 13, 2026 · Primary report
- $300 Utah Trucking Association · Jan 16, 2026 · Convention report
- $1,000 Aryan Bhatt · Jan 16, 2026 · Convention report
- $1,000 Utah Dental Association · Jan 16, 2026 · Convention report
- $1,000 Elect Bridger Bolinder · Jan 3, 2026 · Convention report
- $6,000 Ariel Defay · Dec 18, 2025 · loan · Year End report
- $500 Johnson and Johnson PAC · Dec 1, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 NUCOR Corp PAC of Utah · Nov 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Durbano Metals · Nov 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Holland and Hart LLP · Oct 28, 2025 · Year End report
- $100 Utah Association For Justice INC Lawyers Involved for Utah · Oct 20, 2025 · Year End report
- $200 Utah Petroleum Association · Oct 20, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Utah HOSPAC · Oct 20, 2025 · Year End report
- $1,000 Goethe Institute · Sep 13, 2025 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Year End report
- $600 Goethe Institute · Sep 13, 2025 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Year End report
- $700 Goethe Institute · Sep 13, 2025 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Year End report
- $2,000 Goethe Institute · Sep 13, 2025 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Year End report
- $250 Tourism Works PAC · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $350 Utah Medical Political Action Committee · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $300 Utah Health Care Association · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Utah Food Industry Association Food PAC · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Paul Rogers and Associates LLC · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Rural Telcom Association · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Utah Appartment Association PAC · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $150 Seth Sunderland · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 H3 PAC · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Utah Bankers Association · Sep 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $200 ALEC · Jul 14, 2025 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Year End report
- $1,500 Utah Association of Realtors · Jun 2, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Republican Women Lead · May 21, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Pharmaceutical Care Management Association · Dec 4, 2024 · Year End report
- $1,000 Utah Dental Association · Dec 4, 2024 · Year End report
- $100 Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retail Association · Dec 4, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 Utah Beer Wholesalers PAC · Oct 28, 2024 · Year End report
- $750 Governing Group PAC · Oct 17, 2024 · General report
- $250 Chevron Corporate Affairs · Oct 13, 2024 · General report
- $400 NUCOR Corp PAC of Utah · Oct 13, 2024 · General report
- $1,000 Committee to Elect Brad Wilson · Oct 9, 2024 · General report
- $1,000 Elect Bridger Bolinder · Sep 28, 2024 · General report
- $250 Zions Bank Corp PAC · Sep 28, 2024 · General report
- $500 Durbano Metals · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah House Republican Committee PAC · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $750 Conservative Millenials · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Friends of Spencer Cox · Sep 13, 2024 · September 30th report
- $501 U-Car PAC Utah Auto Dealers Association · Sep 12, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Utah Bankers Association · Aug 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 David John Spatafore · Aug 20, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Johnson and Johnson PAC · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Utah Rural Telcom Association · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 H3 PAC · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Revere Health · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $300 Utah Food Industry Association Food PAC · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $400 Utah Medical Political Action Committee · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah Credit Union PAC · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $2,000 Utah Association of Realtors · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Utah Petroleum Association · Aug 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah HOSPAC · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $700 Conservative Millenials · Jan 11, 2024 · Convention report
- $350 Utah Banker Association · Jan 10, 2024 · Convention report
- $400 NUCOR Corp PAC of Utah · Jan 10, 2024 · Convention report
- $500 Republican Women Lead · Jan 5, 2024 · Convention report
Each line is a contribution as reported. To see the filing itself, open the official reports.