Legislators / Michael J. Petersen
State Representative
Michael J. Petersen
Republican · House District 2
8bills written, 5 passedTypical House member: 16 written, 7 passed1budget requests funded, of 1 ($500,000) in 2026Typical House member: 0 of 12Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 64%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 6%7%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%103times 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
$39,804Raisedsince January 2024
86Contributionsitemized in the reports
91%From Utahdonors with Utah addresses
$5,000Largest donorNorthern Utah Legislative PAC
By kind of donor
- PACs$14,650 (37%)
- Individuals$12,132 (30%)
- Businesses$6,172 (16%)
- Other$2,000 (5%)
- Other campaigns$2,000 (5%)
- Parties and caucuses$1,850 (5%)
- Associations and unions$1,000 (3%)
By industry
- Other business$3,400 (9%)
- Banking, finance and investment$2,122 (5%)
- Technology and telecom$1,550 (4%)
- Manufacturing$1,000 (3%)
- Construction and building trades$750 (2%)
- Legal$450 (1%)
Largest donors
| Northern Utah Legislative PAC PAC · Layton | $5,000 |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · Salt Lake City | $3,400 |
| House Speaker Leadership PAC PAC · Candidates and officeholders · Salt Lake City | $3,000 |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $2,500 2 contributions |
| Howard S. Rich Trust Other · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Friends of Chris Wilson Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Logan | $2,000 |
| Casey Snider Individual · Paradise | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $1,850 4 contributions |
| Bill Petersen Individual · West Jordan | $1,700 |
| D. Gary Andersen Individual · Hyde Park | $1,500 |
Follow the money
8 of their donors are committees that report their own donors to the state, so you can see where that money came from. The largest:
| Northern Utah Legislative PAC Political action committee | $5,000 1 contribution to them |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee Political action committee | $3,500 3 contributions to them |
| House Speaker Leadership PAC Political action committee | $3,000 1 contribution to them |
| Utah Bankers Association Political action committee | $1,850 4 contributions to them |
| Nucor Corporation PAC Of Utah 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. Michael J. Petersen filed, 2024 to 2026; last checked Nov 13, 2026. Official reports →
Every donor (60)
| Northern Utah Legislative PAC PAC · Layton | $5,000 |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · Salt Lake City | $3,400 |
| House Speaker Leadership PAC PAC · Candidates and officeholders · Salt Lake City | $3,000 |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $2,500 2 contributions |
| Howard S. Rich Trust Other · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Friends of Chris Wilson Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · Logan | $2,000 |
| Casey Snider Individual · Paradise | $2,000 2 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $1,850 4 contributions |
| Bill Petersen Individual · West Jordan | $1,700 |
| D. Gary Andersen Individual · Hyde Park | $1,500 |
| Nucor Corporation PAC of Utah PAC · Manufacturing · Plymouth | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Google Client Services LLC Business · Technology and telecom · Mountain View, CA | $1,000 |
| Utah House Republican Election Committee Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Layton | $1,000 |
| Chris H Wilson Individual · Logan | $1,000 |
| Cache County Republican Party Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Logan | $850 2 contributions |
| Home Builders Assoc. PAC Fund PAC · Construction and building trades · Draper | $750 |
| Karianne Lisonbee Individual · Clearfield | $600 2 contributions |
| Sel Inc. Business · Pleasant Grove | $500 2 contributions |
| Joe and Julia Arave Individual · North Logan | $500 |
| Bill Campbell Individual · Syracuse | $500 |
| William R Wood Individual · Price | $500 |
| Metro Group Inc Business · Salt Lake City | $400 |
| Craig A Watts Individual · Logan | $400 2 contributions |
| RAI Services Company Business · Winston-Salem, NC | $350 |
| Keith Tintle Individual · St. George | $300 |
| Leston Drake Individual · Hyde Park | $300 |
| Kimber and Minnie Hall Individual · Lewiston | $300 |
| AT&T Services Business · Technology and telecom · Salt Lake City | $300 |
| Utah Truckers Association Association or union · Transportation and trucking · West Valley City | $250 |
| Arthur Dantchik Individual · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $250 |
| Utah Restaurant Assoc. Association or union · Retail, restaurants and hospitality · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Utah Rural Telecom Association Association or union · Technology and telecom · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Beau and Emily Griffeths Individual · North Logan | $250 |
| Joshua Christiansen Individual · Hyde Park | $250 |
| Zion's Bancorporation PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Utah Association for Justice Inc. Association or union · Legal · Salt Lake City | $250 |
| Steve and Carla Porter Individual · Richmond | $200 |
| Renald and Wendy Farnsworth Individual · North Logan | $200 |
| Parsons Behle & Latimer Business · Legal · Salt Lake City | $200 |
| Chris Sorensen Individual · Smithfield | $150 |
| UOA PAC PAC · Draper | $150 |
| Nathan Broschinsky Individual · North Logan | $150 |
| Platform Republicans PAC PAC · Political parties and caucuses · St. George | $150 |
| Patricia Oak Individual · North Logan | $100 |
| Brian and Gina Worthen Individual · Hyde Park | $100 |
| Wesley Mortensen Individual · Hyde Park | $100 |
| Judi Rollins Individual · Provo | $100 |
| Mike Petersen Individual · North Logan | $100 |
| Paul Klimack Individual · North Logan | $100 |
| Victoria Bodily Individual · Lewiston | $80 |
| David Poulson Individual · Logan | $77 2 contributions |
| Mike Budge Individual · North Logan | $70 2 contributions |
| Lee McKenzie Individual · Lehi | $50 |
| Paul G Jensen Individual · North Logan | $50 |
| Bob McEntee Individual · Ogden | $50 |
| Regan and Amy Grandy Individual · Hyde Park | $50 |
| Fred Rigby Individual · Logan | $30 |
| Goldenwest Credit Union Business · Banking, finance and investment · Logan | $22 14 contributions |
| JoAnn Bennett Individual · Logan | $20 |
| Jenny Whiteley Individual · North Logan | $5 |
Every contribution (86)
- $40 Mike Budge · Oct 5, 2026 · General report
- $52 David Poulson · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $2,000 Friends of Chris Wilson · Sep 11, 2026 · September 30th report
- $50 Lee McKenzie · Aug 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $750 Home Builders Assoc. PAC Fund · Aug 24, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Utah House Republican Election Committee · Aug 13, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Google Client Services LLC · Aug 3, 2026 · September 30th report
- $30 Fred Rigby · Aug 3, 2026 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC · May 22, 2026 · Primary report
- $250 Sel Inc. · Apr 23, 2026 · Primary report
- $100 Patricia Oak · Mar 18, 2026 · Convention report
- $250 Arthur Dantchik · Jan 12, 2026 · Convention report
- $500 Nucor Corporation PAC of Utah · Jan 12, 2026 · Convention report
- $500 Howard S. Rich Trust · Jan 6, 2026 · Convention report
- $250 Utah Truckers Association · Jan 6, 2026 · Convention report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Dec 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Nov 30, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Oct 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Sep 30, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Utah Restaurant Assoc. · Sep 6, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Aug 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Jul 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Jun 30, 2025 · Year End report
- $1 Goldenwest Credit Union · May 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Apr 30, 2025 · Year End report
- $1 Goldenwest Credit Union · Mar 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $0 Goldenwest Credit Union · Feb 28, 2025 · Year End report
- $1 Goldenwest Credit Union · Jan 31, 2025 · Year End report
- $5 Goldenwest Credit Union · Jan 3, 2025 · Year End report
- $12 Goldenwest Credit Union · Dec 31, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 Utah Association for Justice Inc. · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $25 David Poulson · Oct 17, 2024 · General report
- $500 Cache County Republican Party · Oct 11, 2024 · General report
- $200 Craig A Watts · Sep 25, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah House Republican Election Committee PAC · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Zion's Bancorporation PAC · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC · Aug 7, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Sel Inc. · Aug 7, 2024 · September 30th report
- $1,700 Bill Petersen · Jun 29, 2024 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · September 30th report
- $100 Paul Klimack · Jun 26, 2024 · September 30th report
- $150 Nathan Broschinsky · Jun 26, 2024 · September 30th report
- $300 Karianne Lisonbee · Jun 26, 2024 · September 30th report
- $150 Platform Republicans PAC · Jun 26, 2024 · September 30th report
- $350 Cache County Republican Party · Jun 25, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Parsons Behle & Latimer · Jun 25, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Judi Rollins · Jun 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Mike Petersen · Jun 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Joshua Christiansen · Jun 17, 2024 · September 30th report
- $5 Jenny Whiteley · Jun 17, 2024 · September 30th report
- $300 AT&T Services · Jun 17, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Regan and Amy Grandy · Jun 17, 2024 · September 30th report
- $150 UOA PAC · Jun 14, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Wesley Mortensen · Jun 13, 2024 · Primary report
- $1,500 Howard S. Rich Trust · Jun 6, 2024 · Primary report
- $500 William R Wood · Jun 4, 2024 · Primary report
- $1,500 D. Gary Andersen · Jun 3, 2024 · Primary report
- $200 Craig A Watts · May 31, 2024 · Primary report
- $300 Kimber and Minnie Hall · May 31, 2024 · Primary report
- $80 Victoria Bodily · May 31, 2024 · Primary report
- $500 Bill Campbell · May 24, 2024 · Primary report
- $5,000 Northern Utah Legislative PAC · May 21, 2024 · Primary report
- $300 Leston Drake · May 15, 2024 · Primary report
- $1,000 Casey Snider · May 6, 2024 · Primary report
- $500 Joe and Julia Arave · May 3, 2024 · Primary report
- $30 Mike Budge · Apr 29, 2024 · Primary report
- $500 Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC · Apr 27, 2024 · Primary report
- $150 Chris Sorensen · Apr 26, 2024 · Primary report
- $200 Renald and Wendy Farnsworth · Apr 24, 2024 · Primary report
- $200 Steve and Carla Porter · Apr 17, 2024 · Primary report
- $3,400 Reagan Outdoor Advertising · Apr 17, 2024 · in-kind (goods or services, not cash) · Primary report
- $50 Bob McEntee · Apr 15, 2024 · Primary report
- $300 Karianne Lisonbee · Apr 6, 2024 · Primary report
- $1,000 Chris H Wilson · Apr 6, 2024 · Primary report
- $350 RAI Services Company · Mar 29, 2024 · Convention report
- $20 JoAnn Bennett · Mar 15, 2024 · Convention report
- $50 Paul G Jensen · Mar 7, 2024 · Convention report
- $300 Keith Tintle · Jan 13, 2024 · Convention report
- $250 Beau and Emily Griffeths · Jan 13, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Brian and Gina Worthen · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $250 Utah Rural Telecom Association · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $350 Utah Bankers Assoc. State PAC · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $400 Metro Group Inc · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $500 Nucor Corporation PAC of Utah · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $2,000 Utah House Republican Election Committee PAC · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $3,000 House Speaker Leadership PAC · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $1,000 Casey Snider · Jan 12, 2024 · Convention report
Each line is a contribution as reported. To see the filing itself, open the official reports.