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Education First
Also listed as EDUCATION FIRST UTAH and E1 UTAH
Since 2024, Education First reported raising $261,042 and spending $392,902. Below: who gave to it and where its money went, as listed in its own reports.
Where its money came from
All money reported raised since 2024, by kind of donor.
- Individuals · 2 people, not named here$110,000 (42%)
- Businesses and other groups$151,042 (58%)
| Year | Raised | Individuals | Committees | Businesses and groups | Not itemized | Out of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 | $110,042 | 100% | 0% | under 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026 so far | $1,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Who funds it
Its largest donors other than individuals, since 2024. A linked name is a committee that reports its own donors: follow it to see where that money came from.
- Zions Bank · 2 contributions$100,042 (38%)
- Beckstrand & Associates Employees Credit Union$50,000 (19%)
- Committee to Elect Joel Briscoe$1,000 (under 1%)
- RTP Stripe LLC$0 (under 1%)
Plus $110,000 from 2 individual donors, counted but not named here.
Who it funds
Its largest payments since 2024: candidates, other committees and vendors. Legislators and committees link to their pages.
- Roost Company · 18 payments$71,198 (18%)
- Linda W. Hanks for Utah · 4 payments$12,500 (3%)
- Campaign to Elect Dave Parke · 4 payments$10,000 (3%)
- Committee to Elect Tracy Miller · 4 payments$9,500 (2%)
- Committee to Elect Randy Boothe · 3 payments$7,500 (2%)
- Rosemary Lesser for HD-10 · 3 payments$7,500 (2%)
- Committee to Elect Bob Stevens · 2 payments$7,500 (2%)
- Tracy Nuttall Campaign · 2 payments$7,500 (2%)
- Renaissance Signs$5,393 (1%)
- Amanda Bollinger Campaign · 2 payments$5,000 (1%)
- Committee to Elect Clint Okerlund · 2 payments$5,000 (1%)
- Brent Strate - State School Board · 2 payments$5,000 (1%)
- Committee to Elect Daniela Harding · 2 payments$5,000 (1%)
- Elect Matthew Hymas$5,000 (1%)
- Monson for House · 2 payments$5,000 (1%)
Plus $119,271 paid to 13 other individuals, not named here.
Legislators who reported money from it
From the legislators' own reports, January 2024 on.
| Tracy Miller | $9,820 5 contributions |
| Stewart E. Barlow | $5,000 2 contributions |
| Clinton Okerlund | $5,000 2 contributions |
| Jason E. Thompson | $3,500 2 contributions |
| David Shallenberger | $2,936 2 contributions |
| J. Stuart Adams | $2,500 |
| Steve Eliason | $2,500 |
| Wayne A. Harper | $2,500 |
| David P. Hinkins | $2,500 |
| Don L. Ipson | $2,500 |
| Logan Monson | $2,500 |
| Calvin R. Musselman | $2,500 |
| Thomas W. Peterson | $2,500 |
| Jake Sawyer | $2,500 |
| Rex P. Shipp | $2,500 |
| Norman K. Thurston | $2,500 |
| Christine F. Watkins | $2,500 |
| Stephen L. Whyte | $2,500 |
| Rob Bishop | $1,000 |
| Lisa Shepherd | $1,000 |
About these numbers
Amounts are from each committee's own reports to the Lt. Governor's office, 2024 on, added up by report year. Shares describe where a committee's money came from overall; they don't trace any specific dollar to a specific gift. Donor names are linked to another committee only when the name matches that committee's filing name exactly (after removing punctuation and the like) or was checked by hand. Individual donors are counted, not named.
These are amounts Education First reported to the Lt. Governor's office for 2024 on, as of 2026-11-14. Being listed as a donor or recipient means money was reported; it says nothing about why. Official reports →
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