Legislators / Sahara Hayes
State Representative
Sahara Hayes
Democrat · House District 32 · Minority Assistant Whip
8bills written, 4 passedTypical House member: 16 written, 7 passed1budget requests funded, of 1 ($50,000) in 2026Typical House member: 0 of 11Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 61%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 6%2%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%122times 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
$29,476Raisedsince January 2024
161Contributionsitemized in the reports
96%From Utahdonors with Utah addresses
$6,500Largest donorUtah House Democratic Leadership Council · 5 contributions
By kind of donor
- Individuals$11,176 (38%)
- Parties and caucuses$7,150 (24%)
- PACs$6,400 (22%)
- Other campaigns$2,000 (7%)
- Businesses$1,400 (5%)
- Associations and unions$1,350 (5%)
By industry
- Labor unions$2,050 (7%)
- Other business$1,400 (5%)
- Ideological and advocacy groups$750 (3%)
- Banking, finance and investment$600 (2%)
- Health care and pharmaceuticals$500 (2%)
- Public employees$300 (1%)
Largest donors
| Utah House Democratic Leadership Council Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Ogden | $6,500 5 contributions |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Dailey-Provost Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · SLC | $2,000 |
| Fresh Air PAC PAC · South Salt Lake | $1,500 2 contributions |
| UINPAC PAC · SLC | $1,500 |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · SLC | $1,400 2 contributions |
| Patrick de Freitas Individual · SLC | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Laborers Political League PAC · Labor unions · Salt Lake City | $1,000 |
| Teamsters Local 222 Association or union · Labor unions · SLC | $750 |
| Sherman Young Individual · Highland | $750 3 contributions |
| James Bramble Individual · SLC | $500 |
Follow the money
12 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 House Democratic Leadership Council Political action committee | $6,500 5 contributions to them |
| Fresh Air PAC Political action committee | $1,500 2 contributions to them |
| UINPAC Political action committee | $1,500 1 contribution to them |
| Laborers Political League Political action committee | $1,000 1 contribution to them |
| Equality Utah Political Action Committee Political action committee | $500 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. Sahara Hayes filed, 2024 to 2026; last checked Nov 13, 2026. Official reports →
Every donor (124)
| Utah House Democratic Leadership Council Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Ogden | $6,500 5 contributions |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Dailey-Provost Candidate or officeholder campaign · Candidates and officeholders · SLC | $2,000 |
| Fresh Air PAC PAC · South Salt Lake | $1,500 2 contributions |
| UINPAC PAC · SLC | $1,500 |
| Reagan Outdoor Advertising Business · Other business · SLC | $1,400 2 contributions |
| Patrick de Freitas Individual · SLC | $1,000 2 contributions |
| Laborers Political League PAC · Labor unions · Salt Lake City | $1,000 |
| Teamsters Local 222 Association or union · Labor unions · SLC | $750 |
| Sherman Young Individual · Highland | $750 3 contributions |
| James Bramble Individual · SLC | $500 |
| Equality Utah Political Action Committee PAC · Ideological and advocacy groups · SLC | $500 |
| Dr. Rosemary Lesser Individual · Ogden | $500 |
| Ashley Spatafore Individual · Millcreek | $400 2 contributions |
| Bonnie Phillips Individual · SLC | $400 2 contributions |
| Utah Stonewall Democrats Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Salt Lake City | $400 |
| Robert Brough Individual · Millcreek | $350 2 contributions |
| Utah Bankers Association State PAC PAC · Banking, finance and investment · SLC | $350 |
| Tyler Crocker Individual · SLC | $300 2 contributions |
| Utah AFL-CIO Utah Labor Legislative Committee PAC · Labor unions · SLC | $300 |
| Bob Gilchrist Individual · SLC | $300 2 contributions |
| Citizen Action by Public Employees Association or union · Public employees · Murray | $300 |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Association or union · Health care and pharmaceuticals · Washington, DC | $300 |
| Arthur Dantchik Individual · Bala Cynwyd, PA | $250 |
| Taylor Knuth Individual · Ogden | $250 |
| Zion's Bancorporation Political Action Committee PAC · Banking, finance and investment · SLC | $250 |
| Planned Parenthood Action Council PAC PAC · Ideological and advocacy groups · SLC | $250 |
| UEA Political Action Committee PAC · Education · Murray | $250 |
| Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Association PAC Fund PAC · Energy, mining and utilities · SLC | $200 2 contributions |
| Sarah Young Individual · SLC | $200 |
| Carrie Schwartz Individual · Park City | $200 |
| Anne Nichols Individual · Sandy | $200 |
| Emily Brookhart Individual · South Salt Lake | $200 2 contributions |
| Jacqueline Rosen Individual · Millcreek | $200 2 contributions |
| Women's Democratic Club of Utah Political party · Political parties and caucuses · Millcreek | $200 2 contributions |
| Robert Steiner Individual · Salt Lake City | $200 |
| Utah Fam Med PAC PAC · Health care and pharmaceuticals · SLC | $200 |
| Jennifer Dailey-Provost Individual · Salt Lake City | $200 |
| Amberlie Phillips Individual · Bountiful | $200 |
| Mikel Lia Summers Individual · SLC | $200 |
| Susan Nemitz Individual · Santa Cruz, CA | $200 |
| Elizabeth Garlish Individual · SlC | $150 2 contributions |
| Matthew Whitehead Individual · SLC | $115 4 contributions |
| Tonya Miller Individual · Cottonwood Heights | $100 |
| Deborah Eppstein Individual · Gualala, CA | $100 |
| Aphrodite Daskalas Individual · Millcreek | $100 3 contributions |
| Julie Jackson Individual · Holladay | $100 |
| SMART PAC PAC · Independence, OH | $100 |
| Elliott Merrill Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Gina Chamness Individual · Holladay | $100 |
| Katie Eldridge Individual · Draper | $100 |
| Grant Miller Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Sarah Cunha Individual · Sandy | $100 |
| Tyler Mcconnell Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Michelle Blachman Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Ben McAdams Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Luxoni Ream Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Maryann Martindale Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Arlyn Bradshaw Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Elizabeth Allen Individual · Taylorsville | $100 |
| Weston Clark Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Lannie K. Chapman Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Jackie Biskupski Individual · SLC | $100 |
| Nate Blouin Individual · Salt Lake City | $100 |
| Alicia Cunningham-Bryant Individual · Salt Lake City | $75 2 contributions |
| Kaely Horton Individual · Sisters, OR | $60 4 contributions |
| Virginia Lefrak Individual · SLC | $60 2 contributions |
| Yoshi Petersen Individual · Sandy | $50 |
| Shirley Knickerbocker Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Ann Hollowell Individual · Draper | $50 |
| Suzanne Harrison Individual · Draper | $50 |
| Larry Bergan Individual · Millcreek | $50 |
| Eva Terranova Individual · SLC | $50 2 contributions |
| John Arthur Individual · SLC | $50 |
| B Hope Glenn Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Gheeta Smith Individual · Cottonwood Heights | $50 |
| mina mullahkhel Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Sam Schmidt Individual · SLC | $50 6 contributions |
| Samantha Finch Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Laurie Forbush Individual · Millcreek | $50 |
| Brianna McCain Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Catherine Taylor Individual · Salt Lake City | $50 |
| Jason Myers Individual · Millcreek | $50 |
| Holly Smith Individual · Sandy, CA | $50 |
| Young Democrats of Utah Political party · Political parties and caucuses · SLC | $50 |
| Klay Gustin Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Randall LaLonde Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Jennifer Oxborrow Individual · SLC | $50 |
| Rod Brown Individual · SLC | $35 |
| David Ross Scheer Individual · SLC | $35 |
| Katherine Dayton-Kistler Individual · South Jordan | $30 3 contributions |
| Alan Fogel Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Alicia Ackerman Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Yándary Chatwin Individual · Murray | $25 |
| Emmylou Manwill Individual · Salem, MA | $25 |
| Christine McDonough Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Jordan Bingham Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Hannah Truax Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Elizabeth Drayna Individual · Sandy | $25 |
| Madison Hayes Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Samantha Kilpack Individual · Bountiful | $25 |
| Nancy Wingelaar Individual · Sandy | $25 |
| Jeremy Wilde Individual · Murray | $25 |
| Robin Hough Individual · Holladay | $25 |
| Stanley Holmes Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Jill Merritt Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Creed Archibald Individual · SLC | $25 |
| Jen Colby Individual · SLC | $20 |
| Tatum Smith Individual · Lake Forest Park, WA | $20 |
| Lynn Dankowski Individual · Salt Lake City | $18 |
| Bill Stoye Individual · SLC | $18 |
| Kevin Miller Individual · SLC | $15 |
| Jennie Jones Individual · Draper | $15 |
| Jessica Hampton Individual · SLC | $10 |
| James Cassidy Individual · Millcreek | $10 |
| Kristin McElwain Individual · SLC | $10 |
| Kaye Lillquist Individual · Park City | $10 |
| Kathryn Kair Individual · SLC | $10 |
| Jacob Newman Individual · Provo | $10 |
| Tim Cowdrick Individual · Millcreek | $10 |
| Wally Barnum Individual · SLC | $10 |
| Jeffrey Juhlin Individual · SLC | $10 |
| Jonathan Nielson Individual · Clearfield | $8 |
| MELANIE FAUSETT Individual · SLC | $8 |
| Theresa Sumoge Individual · Portland, OR | $5 |
Every contribution (161)
- $200 Robert Brough · Oct 22, 2026 · General report
- $20 Jen Colby · Oct 20, 2026 · General report
- $10 Kristin McElwain · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $10 Kaye Lillquist · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $50 Larry Bergan · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $5 Theresa Sumoge · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $10 Kathryn Kair · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $8 Jonathan Nielson · Oct 19, 2026 · General report
- $700 Reagan Outdoor Advertising · Oct 14, 2026 · General report
- $2,000 Committee to Elect Jennifer Dailey-Provost · Oct 14, 2026 · General report
- $100 Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Association PAC Fund · Oct 14, 2026 · General report
- $15 Kaely Horton · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $10 James Cassidy · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $50 Suzanne Harrison · Sep 30, 2026 · General report
- $100 SMART PAC · Sep 29, 2026 · General report
- $1,500 UINPAC · Sep 29, 2026 · General report
- $25 Virginia Lefrak · Sep 9, 2026 · September 30th report
- $15 Kaely Horton · Aug 31, 2026 · September 30th report
- $100 Julie Jackson · Aug 29, 2026 · September 30th report
- $200 Ashley Spatafore · Jul 30, 2026 · September 30th report
- $1,500 Utah House Democratic Leadership Council · Jun 5, 2026 · Primary report
- $500 Patrick de Freitas · May 3, 2026 · Primary report
- $15 Kaely Horton · Apr 30, 2026 · Primary report
- $35 David Ross Scheer · Apr 21, 2026 · Primary report
- $50 Ann Hollowell · Apr 21, 2026 · Primary report
- $50 Elizabeth Garlish · Apr 21, 2026 · Primary report
- $35 Virginia Lefrak · Apr 20, 2026 · Primary report
- $25 Aphrodite Daskalas · Apr 20, 2026 · Primary report
- $15 Kaely Horton · Mar 31, 2026 · Convention report
- $1,000 Fresh Air PAC · Mar 23, 2026 · Convention report
- $250 Arthur Dantchik · Mar 23, 2026 · Convention report
- $15 Matthew Whitehead · Mar 20, 2026 · Convention report
- $25 Alan Fogel · Mar 20, 2026 · Convention report
- $15 Kevin Miller · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $10 Jessica Hampton · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $100 Tonya Miller · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $100 Deborah Eppstein · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $15 Jennie Jones · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $50 Yoshi Petersen · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $50 Shirley Knickerbocker · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $35 Rod Brown · Jan 19, 2026 · Convention report
- $50 Matthew Whitehead · Jan 15, 2026 · Convention report
- $100 Elliott Merrill · Nov 18, 2025 · Year End report
- $100 Bonnie Phillips · Oct 30, 2025 · Year End report
- $500 Patrick de Freitas · Jul 7, 2025 · Year End report
- $250 Sherman Young · Dec 28, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 Sherman Young · Dec 9, 2024 · Year End report
- $5 Sam Schmidt · Nov 21, 2024 · Year End report
- $10 Katherine Dayton-Kistler · Nov 9, 2024 · Year End report
- $250 Sherman Young · Nov 1, 2024 · Year End report
- $50 Jennifer Oxborrow · Oct 31, 2024 · Year End report
- $25 Creed Archibald · Oct 30, 2024 · Year End report
- $25 Jill Merritt · Oct 26, 2024 · Year End report
- $100 Tyler Crocker · Oct 25, 2024 · Year End report
- $300 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Oct 24, 2024 · General report
- $50 Randall LaLonde · Oct 24, 2024 · General report
- $25 Nancy Wingelaar · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $50 Klay Gustin · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $25 Jeremy Wilde · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $25 Robin Hough · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $18 Lynn Dankowski · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $10 Wally Barnum · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $10 Jeffrey Juhlin · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $25 Stanley Holmes · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $18 Bill Stoye · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $8 MELANIE FAUSETT · Oct 23, 2024 · General report
- $250 UEA Political Action Committee · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $700 Reagan Outdoor Advertising · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $50 Young Democrats of Utah · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $5 Sam Schmidt · Oct 21, 2024 · General report
- $100 Nate Blouin · Oct 14, 2024 · General report
- $100 Jackie Biskupski · Oct 12, 2024 · General report
- $10 Katherine Dayton-Kistler · Oct 9, 2024 · General report
- $50 Holly Smith · Oct 7, 2024 · General report
- $25 Aphrodite Daskalas · Oct 4, 2024 · General report
- $200 Susan Nemitz · Oct 4, 2024 · General report
- $250 Planned Parenthood Action Council PAC · Sep 28, 2024 · General report
- $250 Zion's Bancorporation Political Action Committee · Sep 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $5 Sam Schmidt · Sep 21, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Dr. Rosemary Lesser · Sep 20, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Lannie K. Chapman · Sep 20, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Ben McAdams · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Madison Hayes · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Luxoni Ream · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Maryann Martindale · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Amberlie Phillips · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Arlyn Bradshaw · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Elizabeth Allen · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Weston Clark · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Jason Myers · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Mikel Lia Summers · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Jacqueline Rosen · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Samantha Kilpack · Sep 15, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah House Democratic Leadership Council · Sep 14, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Jennifer Dailey-Provost · Sep 11, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Aphrodite Daskalas · Sep 11, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Equality Utah Political Action Committee · Sep 11, 2024 · September 30th report
- $10 Katherine Dayton-Kistler · Sep 9, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Catherine Taylor · Sep 9, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Michelle Blachman · Sep 8, 2024 · September 30th report
- $300 Citizen Action by Public Employees · Aug 30, 2024 · September 30th report
- $400 Utah Stonewall Democrats · Aug 27, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Utah Fam Med PAC · Aug 27, 2024 · September 30th report
- $1,500 Utah House Democratic Leadership Council · Aug 27, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Utah house Democratic Leadership Council · Aug 23, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Hannah Truax · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Laurie Forbush · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Matthew Whitehead · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Elizabeth Drayna · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Emily Brookhart · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Brianna McCain · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Eva Terranova · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Alicia Cunningham-Bryant · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Tyler Mcconnell · Aug 22, 2024 · September 30th report
- $5 Sam Schmidt · Aug 21, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Jordan Bingham · Aug 20, 2024 · September 30th report
- $1,000 Laborers Political League · Aug 19, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Ashley Spatafore · Aug 19, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 Fresh Air PAC · Aug 5, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Bob Gilchrist · Aug 2, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Christine McDonough · Jul 24, 2024 · September 30th report
- $5 Sam Schmidt · Jul 24, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Alicia Cunningham-Bryant · Jul 24, 2024 · September 30th report
- $10 Tim Cowdrick · Jul 24, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Elizabeth Garlish · Jul 24, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Association PAC Fund · Jul 18, 2024 · September 30th report
- $750 Teamsters Local 222 · Jul 18, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Women's Democratic Club of Utah · Jul 4, 2024 · September 30th report
- $100 Bob Gilchrist · Jul 3, 2024 · September 30th report
- $50 Samantha Finch · Jun 30, 2024 · September 30th report
- $250 Taylor Knuth · Jun 21, 2024 · September 30th report
- $25 Sam Schmidt · Jun 21, 2024 · September 30th report
- $500 James Bramble · Jun 20, 2024 · September 30th report
- $150 Robert Brough · Jun 18, 2024 · September 30th report
- $200 Robert Steiner · Jun 13, 2024 · Primary report
- $300 Utah AFL-CIO Utah Labor Legislative Committee · May 28, 2024 · Primary report
- $150 Women's Democratic Club of Utah · May 9, 2024 · Primary report
- $200 Tyler Crocker · Mar 12, 2024 · Convention report
- $25 Emmylou Manwill · Mar 11, 2024 · Convention report
- $25 Matthew Whitehead · Mar 6, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Jacqueline Rosen · Mar 6, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Gina Chamness · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Katie Eldridge · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $25 Alicia Ackerman · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $25 Yándary Chatwin · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $25 Eva Terranova · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $20 Tatum Smith · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $200 Carrie Schwartz · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $50 John Arthur · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $50 B Hope Glenn · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $50 Gheeta Smith · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $200 Anne Nichols · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Emily Brookhart · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $50 mina mullahkhel · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $10 Jacob Newman · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Grant Miller · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $100 Sarah Cunha · Mar 5, 2024 · Convention report
- $200 Sarah Young · Mar 4, 2024 · Convention report
- $300 Bonnie Phillips · Jan 6, 2024 · Convention report
- $350 Utah Bankers Association State PAC · Jan 4, 2024 · Convention report
- $2,500 Utah house Democratic Leadership Council · Jan 4, 2024 · Convention report
Each line is a contribution as reported. To see the filing itself, open the official reports.