Legislators / Melissa G. Ballard
State Representative
Melissa G. Ballard
Republican · House District 20
19bills written, 17 passedTypical House member: 16 written, 7 passed0budget requests funded, of 0 in 2026Typical House member: 0 of 17Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 67%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 6%4%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%197times 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
$42,302Raisedsince January 2024
42Contributionsitemized in the reports
94%From Utahdonors with Utah addresses
$13,000Largest donorKatharine Garff · 2 contributions
By kind of donor
- Individuals$13,000 (31%)
- Businesses$11,200 (26%)
- PACs$7,802 (18%)
- Associations and unions$5,500 (13%)
- Other$2,800 (7%)
- Parties and caucuses$2,000 (5%)
By industry
- Real estate and development$5,250 (12%)
- Retail, restaurants and hospitality$2,501 (6%)
- Ideological and advocacy groups$2,100 (5%)
- Banking, finance and investment$1,350 (3%)
- Energy, mining and utilities$1,050 (2%)
- Health care and pharmaceuticals$550 (1%)
Largest donors
| Katharine Garff Individual · Salt Lake City | $13,000 2 contributions |
| J&A Garff LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $5,000 |
| Utah Association of Realtors Association or union · Real estate and development · Sandy | $4,500 3 contributions |
| U-Car PAC PAC · Murray | $2,501 |
| U-CAR PAC Ut Automobile Dearlers Assoc PAC · Retail, restaurants and hospitality · Murray | $2,001 |
| M&N Holdings LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $2,000 |
| Republican Women Lead Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,000 3 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Assoc State PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $1,100 3 contributions |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Layton | $1,000 |
| Davis County Republican Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Bountiful | $1,000 |
Follow the money
7 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 | $4,500 3 contributions to them |
| Republican Women Lead Political action committee | $2,000 3 contributions to them |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee Political action committee | $1,500 2 contributions to them |
| Utah Bankers Association Political action committee | $1,100 3 contributions to them |
| Davis County Republican Party Political party | $1,000 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 Rep. Melissa G. Ballard filed, 2024 to 2026; last checked Nov 13, 2026. Official reports →
Every donor (32)
| Katharine Garff Individual · Salt Lake City | $13,000 2 contributions |
| J&A Garff LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $5,000 |
| Utah Association of Realtors Association or union · Real estate and development · Sandy | $4,500 3 contributions |
| U-Car PAC PAC · Murray | $2,501 |
| U-CAR PAC Ut Automobile Dearlers Assoc PAC · Retail, restaurants and hospitality · Murray | $2,001 |
| M&N Holdings LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $2,000 |
| Republican Women Lead Other · Ideological and advocacy groups · Riverton | $2,000 3 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Assoc State PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $1,100 3 contributions |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Layton | $1,000 |
| Davis County Republican Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Bountiful | $1,000 |
| Metro Group Business · Salt Lake City | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Home builders assoc of utah pac PAC · Real estate and development · Draper | $750 |
| Howard S Rich TTEE Revocable Trust Other · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $500 |
| Doers Network Inc Business · Wilmington, DE | $500 |
| Maverick Group LLC Business · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| VGW Luckyland Inc. Business · Alcohol, tobacco and gaming · Boulder, CO | $500 |
| 1-800-Contacts Business · Retail, restaurants and hospitality · Draper | $500 |
| Ut House Republican Election Committee PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $500 |
| Utah Petroleum Assoc PAC PAC · Energy, mining and utilities · Salt Lake City | $400 2 contributions |
| Howard S Rich TTEE Other · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $300 |
| PhRMA Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Washington, DC | $300 |
| SEL Inc. Business · Pleasant Grove | $250 |
| Assoc of Utah Nurse Practitioners Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Regence Business · Insurance · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Cigna Holding Co Business · Insurance · Washington DC, DC | $250 |
| Zion’s Bank PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| UT Assoc for Justice INC Lawyers Involved for Utah Association or union · Legal · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Chevron Business · Energy, mining and utilities · San Ramon, CA | $250 |
| Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Assoc PAC PAC · Energy, mining and utilities · Salt Lake City | $200 |
| Parsons Behle and Latimer Business · Legal · Salt Lake City | $200 2 contributions |
| Ut Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Assoc Association or union · Energy, mining and utilities · SLC | $200 |
| NFIB Utah PAC PAC · Ideological and advocacy groups · Nashville, TN | $100 |
Every contribution (42)
- $200 Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Assoc PAC · Oct 11, 2026 · General report
- $500 VGW Luckyland Inc. · Sep 28, 2026 · General report
- $100 NFIB Utah PAC · Sep 28, 2026 · General report
- $250 Regence · Sep 16, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Davis County Republican Party · Sep 14, 2026 · September 30th report
- $750 Home builders assoc of utah pac · Aug 25, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Utah House Republican Election Committee · Aug 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $2,001 U-CAR PAC Ut Automobile Dearlers Assoc · Aug 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $250 Assoc of Utah Nurse Practitioners · Aug 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Republican Women Lead · Aug 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Maverick Group LLC · Aug 17, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,500 Utah Association of Realtors · Jun 15, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah Bankers Assoc State PAC · Jun 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $500 Doers Network Inc · May 28, 2026 · Primary report
- $250 SEL Inc. · May 21, 2026 · Primary report
- $5,000 Katharine Garff · Jan 15, 2026 · Convention report
- $200 Utah Petroleum Assoc PAC · Jan 15, 2026 · Convention report
- $2,000 M&N Holdings LLC · Jan 12, 2026 · Convention report
- $500 Howard S Rich TTEE Revocable Trust · Jan 8, 2026 · Convention report
- $250 Cigna Holding Co · Dec 15, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Metro Group · Nov 17, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 1-800-Contacts · Sep 15, 2025 · Year End report
- $1,500 Utah Association of Realtors · May 28, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Republican Women Lead · Apr 13, 2025 · Year End report
- $1,500 Utah Association of Realtors · Apr 13, 2025 · Year End report
- $200 Utah Petroleum Assoc PAC · Jan 8, 2025 · Year End report
- $200 Ut Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Assoc · Nov 1, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 Chevron · Oct 30, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 UT Assoc for Justice INC Lawyers Involved for Utah · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $300 PhRMA · Oct 17, 2024 · General report
- $100 Parsons Behle and Latimer · Oct 2, 2024 · General report
- $500 Metro Group · Oct 2, 2024 · General report
- $250 Zion’s Bank PAC · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Ut House Republican Election Committee PAC · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $2,501 U-Car PAC · Sep 4, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Utah Bankers Assoc State PAC · Aug 9, 2024 · September 30th report
- $300 Howard S Rich TTEE · Jun 8, 2024 · Primary report
- $350 Utah Bankers Assoc State PAC · May 16, 2024 · Primary report
- $100 Parsons Behle and Latimer · Mar 7, 2024 · Convention report
- $5,000 J&A Garff LLC · Jan 13, 2024 · Convention report
- $8,000 Katharine Garff · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $500 Republican Women Lead · Jan 9, 2024 · Convention report
Each line is a contribution as reported. To see the filing itself, open the official reports.