Legislators / Emily Buss
6bills written, 0 passedTypical Senate member: 22 written, 15 passed0budget requests funded, of 2 in 2026Typical Senate member: 1 of 33House bills carriedTypical Senate member: 297%of floor votes missedTypical Senate member: 9%–of votes against their partyTypical Senate member: 4%77times on the record in 2026
The 2026 General Session, their first since taking office. “Typical” is the middle member of the Senate. Budget requests and remarks are 2026 only.
Who funds their campaign
$87,420Raisedsince January 2024
125Contributionsitemized in the reports
86%From Utahdonors with Utah addresses
$54,044Largest donorForward Party of Utah · 10 contributions
By kind of donor
- Parties and caucuses$55,495 (63%)
- Individuals$24,506 (28%)
- PACs$4,000 (5%)
- Associations and unions$2,350 (3%)
- Other$1,002 (1%)
- Their own money$67 (under 1%)
By industry
- Labor unions$2,250 (3%)
- Ideological and advocacy groups$1,002 (1%)
Largest donors
| Forward Party of Utah Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Draper | $54,044 10 contributions |
| Daryl Acumen Individual · Draper | $4,000 |
| Fresh Air PAC PAC · Salt Lake City | $2,500 2 contributions |
| Christy R Walton Individual · Jackson, WY | $2,500 |
| Governor Christine Todd Whitman Individual · Oldwick, NJ | $1,500 |
| Forward Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Washington, DC | $1,451 |
| Wayne Woodfield Individual · Lehi | $1,200 |
| Jennifer Heller Individual · New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Tavan Pechet Individual · Kirkland, WA | $1,030 |
| UTAHNS FOR FREEDOM Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · SALT LAKE CITY | $1,002 |
Follow the money
3 of their donors are committees that report their own donors to the state, so you can see where that money came from. The largest:
| Fresh Air PAC Political action committee | $2,500 2 contributions to them |
| Forward Party Political action committee | $1,451 1 contribution to them |
| Utahns for Freedom Political action committee | $1,002 1 contribution 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 Sen. Emily Buss filed, 2024 to 2026; last checked Nov 13, 2026. Official reports →
Every donor (100)
| Forward Party of Utah Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Draper | $54,044 10 contributions |
| Daryl Acumen Individual · Draper | $4,000 |
| Fresh Air PAC PAC · Salt Lake City | $2,500 2 contributions |
| Christy R Walton Individual · Jackson, WY | $2,500 |
| Governor Christine Todd Whitman Individual · Oldwick, NJ | $1,500 |
| Forward Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Washington, DC | $1,451 |
| Wayne Woodfield Individual · Lehi | $1,200 |
| Jennifer Heller Individual · New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Tavan Pechet Individual · Kirkland, WA | $1,030 |
| UTAHNS FOR FREEDOM Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · SALT LAKE CITY | $1,002 |
| Operating Engineers Local 3 Statewide Association or union · Labor unions · Concord, CA | $1,000 |
| Way Back PAC PAC · Salt Lake City | $1,000 |
| Andrew Yang Individual · New York, NY | $750 |
| Local 222 Association or union · Labor unions · West Valley City | $750 |
| The Council of State Governments Association or union · Lexington, KY | $600 |
| Patrick de Freitas Individual · SALT LAKE CITY | $515 |
| Carl Luster Individual · San Diego, CA | $515 2 contributions |
| Julie Jackson Individual · Holladay | $515 |
| Troy Stonely Individual · North Logan | $515 |
| Deno Himonas Individual · Salt Lake City | $515 |
| Jason Palmer Individual · Baltimore, MD | $500 |
| Utah AFL-CIO Political Endorsement Committee PAC · Labor unions · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| Keith Call Individual · Draper | $500 |
| SUSAN HORNE Individual · SALT LAKE CITY | $361 2 contributions |
| David Hinckley Individual · Orem | $340 2 contributions |
| Phil Boileau Individual · Salt Lake City | $309 3 contributions |
| Chris Scott Individual · Magna | $309 6 contributions |
| Brent Allsop Individual · Sandy | $309 2 contributions |
| David Westerby Individual · Saint George | $306 2 contributions |
| Michelle Quist Individual · Salt Lake City | $285 |
| Colin Smith Individual · Salt Lake City | $258 2 contributions |
| Ari Levenbaum Individual · Scottsdale, AZ | $258 |
| Skyler Rude Individual · Walla Walla, WA | $258 |
| Brian Call Individual · Elk Ridge | $258 |
| Samuel Adams Individual · Salt Lake City | $258 |
| Adam Dein Individual · American Fork | $258 |
| Jennifer Koftinow Individual · South Jordan | $206 |
| Don Sasser Individual · Eagle Mountain | $206 |
| Mark Russell Individual · Murray | $206 |
| Marie Gardner Individual · Salt Lake City | $206 |
| Suzanne West Individual · Cottonwood Heights | $206 |
| Lyle Bates Individual · Freedom, WY | $200 |
| Roxanne Richmond Individual · Eagle Mountain | $155 |
| Gina Neder Individual · Eagle Mountain | $110 |
| Alice Smith Individual · Interlochen, MI | $103 2 contributions |
| June Call Individual · Elk Ridge | $103 |
| Kevin Volk Individual · Tucson, AZ | $103 |
| Kathi Wotal Individual · Palatine, IL | $103 |
| Philip Titus Individual · North Salt Lake | $103 |
| Richard Davis Individual · Deland, FL | $103 |
| Kimberly Wagner Individual · Fruit Heights | $103 |
| Kelli Stephenson Individual · South Jordan | $103 |
| Deborah Sigman Individual · Salt Lake City | $103 |
| John Boyd Individual · Lehi | $103 |
| Greg Strong Individual · Eagle Mountain | $103 |
| Miles Pomeroy Individual · HERRIMAN | $103 |
| REBECCA CHAVEZ-HOUCK Individual · Salt Lake City | $103 |
| Jared Wood Individual · Sandy | $103 |
| Jeffrey Johnson Individual · Draper | $103 |
| Austin White Individual · American Fork | $103 |
| Jeremy Cox Individual · South Jordan | $103 |
| Erika Carlsen Individual · Salt Lake City | $103 |
| Rosalba dominguez Individual · Murray | $103 |
| Natalie Weidner & Cedric de Chermont Individual · Eagle Mountain | $100 |
| Daniel Laub Individual · Eagle Mountain | $100 |
| Josh Smith Individual · Layton | $100 |
| Ben McAdams Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Emily Buss Their own money · Eagle Mountain | $67 2 contributions |
| Russ & Kelly Sheldon Individual · Forest Grove, OR | $66 |
| Laura Johnson Individual · Ogden | $52 |
| Julie Varner Individual · Brighton, CO | $52 |
| Ashley Erskine Individual · Eagle Mountain | $52 |
| Tricia Bunderson Individual · Lehi | $52 |
| David Susko Individual · San Diego, CA | $52 |
| Sheryl Allen Individual · North Salt Lake | $52 |
| Kirsten DeCampos Individual · Kaysville | $52 |
| Erik Gumbrecht Individual · Tooele | $52 |
| Melissa Barnum Individual · SARATOGA SPRINGS | $50 |
| Mark Rubin Individual · Hideout | $50 |
| Carly Correa Individual · Tucson, AZ | $50 |
| Julie Santa Cruz Individual · Midvale | $50 |
| Jennifer Stout Individual · Saratoga Springs | $50 |
| Teri McCabe Individual · Provo | $50 |
| Paul Pickett Individual · Murray | $45 |
| Janae Holland Individual · Herriman | $31 |
| Charles Tegatz Individual · Cottonwood Heights | $28 |
| Tamara Sasser Individual · Eagle Mountain | $26 |
| Alex Washburn Individual · Eagle Mountain | $26 |
| Angela Van Wagoner Individual · South Jordan | $26 |
| Calvin Neal Individual · Saratoga Springs | $26 |
| Victor Pezzolla Individual · HERRIMAN | $26 |
| Adam Teuscher Individual · Vineyard | $21 |
| Jonathan Bernstein Individual · New York, NY | $21 |
| Nikki Jepson Individual · Eagle Mountain | $20 |
| Matthew Coombs Individual · West Jordan | $11 |
| Ashley Gibson Individual · Eagle Mountain | $11 |
| Scott Petersen Individual · Tooele | $10 |
| Laura Del Savio Individual · Redding, CT | $10 |
| Carol Mayefsky Individual · Mountain View, CA | $10 |
| Cody Marks Individual · Elizabeth City, NC | $10 |
Every contribution (125)
- $515 Deno Himonas · Oct 21, 2026 · General report
- $52 Chris Scott · Oct 21, 2026 · General report
- $1,200 Jennifer Heller · Oct 18, 2026 · General report
- $258 Adam Dein · Oct 17, 2026 · General report
- $515 Troy Stonely · Oct 17, 2026 · General report
- $9,500 Forward Party of Utah · Oct 17, 2026 · General report
- $1,451 Forward Party · Oct 15, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · General report
- $240 David Hinckley · Oct 14, 2026 · General report
- $1,000 Way Back PAC · Oct 13, 2026 · General report
- $52 Erik Gumbrecht · Oct 12, 2026 · General report
- $1,000 Operating Engineers Local 3 Statewide · Oct 12, 2026 · General report
- $258 Samuel Adams · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $103 Jeremy Cox · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $103 Erika Carlsen · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $103 Rosalba dominguez · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $206 Colin Smith · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $500 Fresh Air PAC · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $206 Suzanne West · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $285 Michelle Quist · Oct 11, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · General report
- $52 Kirsten DeCampos · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $1,667 Forward Party of Utah · Oct 9, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · General report
- $103 Austin White · Oct 8, 2026 · General report
- $103 Brent Allsop · Oct 8, 2026 · General report
- $2,500 Christy R Walton · Oct 7, 2026 · General report
- $206 Mark Russell · Oct 6, 2026 · General report
- $206 Marie Gardner · Oct 6, 2026 · General report
- $52 Sheryl Allen · Oct 6, 2026 · General report
- $155 Roxanne Richmond · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $103 Jeffrey Johnson · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $1,002 UTAHNS FOR FREEDOM · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $206 Brent Allsop · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $100 Ben McAdams · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $103 Jared Wood · Oct 4, 2026 · General report
- $103 Phil Boileau · Oct 4, 2026 · General report
- $103 Miles Pomeroy · Oct 3, 2026 · General report
- $103 REBECCA CHAVEZ-HOUCK · Oct 3, 2026 · General report
- $206 Don Sasser · Oct 2, 2026 · General report
- $103 SUSAN HORNE · Oct 2, 2026 · General report
- $2,000 Fresh Air PAC · Oct 2, 2026 · General report
- $258 Brian Call · Oct 1, 2026 · General report
- $258 Carl Luster · Oct 1, 2026 · General report
- $9,250 Forward Party of Utah · Oct 1, 2026 · General report
- $110 Gina Neder · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $26 Victor Pezzolla · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $206 David Westerby · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $103 Greg Strong · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $28 Charles Tegatz · Sep 27, 2026 · General report
- $103 Phil Boileau · Sep 26, 2026 · General report
- $21 Jonathan Bernstein · Sep 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah AFL-CIO Political Endorsement Committee · Sep 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $600 The Council of State Governments · Sep 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Keith Call · Sep 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $31 Janae Holland · Sep 23, 2026 · September 30th report
- $10 Cody Marks · Sep 22, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Chris Scott · Sep 21, 2026 · September 30th report
- $515 Julie Jackson · Sep 19, 2026 · September 30th report
- $15,000 Forward Party of Utah · Sep 18, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,500 Governor Christine Todd Whitman · Sep 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $20 Nikki Jepson · Sep 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $21 Adam Teuscher · Sep 16, 2026 · September 30th report
- $10 Carol Mayefsky · Sep 14, 2026 · September 30th report
- $11 Matthew Coombs · Sep 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $66 Russ & Kelly Sheldon · Sep 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $50 Teri McCabe · Sep 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $11 Ashley Gibson · Sep 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Deborah Sigman · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 John Boyd · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $258 Carl Luster · Sep 10, 2026 · September 30th report
- $10 Laura Del Savio · Sep 10, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Alice Smith · Sep 9, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 David Susko · Sep 9, 2026 · September 30th report
- $258 SUSAN HORNE · Sep 9, 2026 · September 30th report
- $10 Scott Petersen · Sep 9, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Kelli Stephenson · Sep 8, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 Josh Smith · Sep 8, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 David Westerby · Sep 5, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,030 Tavan Pechet · Sep 4, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Tricia Bunderson · Sep 3, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Kimberly Wagner · Sep 3, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Ashley Erskine · Sep 1, 2026 · September 30th report
- $750 Local 222 · Sep 1, 2026 · September 30th report
- $200 Lyle Bates · Sep 1, 2026 · September 30th report
- $515 Patrick de Freitas · Sep 1, 2026 · September 30th report
- $4,000 Daryl Acumen · Aug 24, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · September 30th report
- $103 Richard Davis · Aug 22, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Chris Scott · Aug 21, 2026 · September 30th report
- $152 Forward Party of Utah · Aug 19, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · September 30th report
- $258 Skyler Rude · Aug 15, 2026 · September 30th report
- $206 Jennifer Koftinow · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $45 Paul Pickett · Aug 12, 2026 · September 30th report
- $50 Carly Correa · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Kathi Wotal · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $750 Forward Party of Utah · Aug 11, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · September 30th report
- $50 Julie Santa Cruz · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Philip Titus · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $750 Andrew Yang · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $26 Angela Van Wagoner · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $26 Calvin Neal · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $50 Jennifer Stout · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 Daniel Laub · Aug 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $26 Alex Washburn · Aug 10, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Julie Varner · Aug 10, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 Natalie Weidner & Cedric de Chermont · Aug 10, 2026 · September 30th report
- $258 Ari Levenbaum · Aug 4, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Jason Palmer · Jul 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $103 Kevin Volk · Jul 23, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Chris Scott · Jul 21, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 David Hinckley · Jul 14, 2026 · September 30th report
- $50 Mark Rubin · Jul 5, 2026 · September 30th report
- $52 Chris Scott · Jun 21, 2026 · September 30th report
- $10,000 Forward Party of Utah · Jun 9, 2026 · Primary report
- $66 Emily Buss · May 27, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Primary report
- $26 Tamara Sasser · May 23, 2026 · Primary report
- $52 Chris Scott · May 21, 2026 · Primary report
- $103 June Call · May 19, 2026 · Primary report
- $50 Melissa Barnum · May 19, 2026 · Primary report
- $103 Phil Boileau · May 19, 2026 · Primary report
- $1,200 Wayne Woodfield · May 18, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Primary report
- $52 Colin Smith · May 4, 2026 · Primary report
- $52 Laura Johnson · Apr 22, 2026 · Primary report
- $6,447 Forward Party of Utah · Apr 18, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Primary report
- $52 Alice Smith · Apr 15, 2026 · Primary report
- $280 Forward Party of Utah · Apr 11, 2026 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Primary report
- $1 Emily Buss · Apr 11, 2026 · Primary report
- $999 Forward Party of Utah · Jan 13, 2026 · Convention report
Each line is a contribution as reported. To see the filing itself, open the official reports.