Weber County Hive — Candidates 2026
CASE 22 · HOUSE DISTRICT 17 — OPEN SEAT — GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 3, 2026

Two Filings, Two Numbers

Rep. Stewart Barlow is leaving House District 17 (Fruit Heights, Kaysville, Layton area). Lili Bitner (R) beat his son, Sam Barlow, in the June primary and faces Eric Last (D) in November. CMV PAC's report says it spent $5,625 on signature gathering for her. Her own report lists that help at $1,687.50. The Doers Network paid her $3,750, and it lists her in a district she isn't running in.

$75,472
CASH RAISED THROUGH 8/10/26 (INCL. $10,000 LOAN)
$3,937.50
GAP BETWEEN CMV PAC'S REPORT AND HERS
70.9%
PRIMARY WIN OVER SAM BARLOW
$2,291
OPPONENT ERIC LAST, CASH RAISED
"NA"
HER ANSWER ON EVERY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE-FORM LINE
START HERE

Five Things the Records Show

  1. Two reports list the same help at different amounts. CMV PAC reported spending $5,625 on "Signature Gathering" for her on Jan. 19. Her report first listed $5,625 in-kind from CMV PAC. On April 12 her campaign deleted that entry and reported $1,687.50 instead. Neither report says why.
  2. CMV PAC paid for both candidates in the primary. Its report lists the same $5,625 for Sam Barlow on the same day.
  3. The Doers Network paid her $3,750. Her report lists it as "Utah Doers," Feb. 18. The Doers Network's own roster lists her as the House District 27 candidate. Her filings, and the state, say District 17.
  4. The Speaker's two committees gave $1,700. House Speaker Leadership PAC gave $700 and the Utah House Republican Election Committee gave $1,000.
  5. Her disclosure form answers "NA" on every required line. It names her husband and describes him as "a doctor in Plastic Surgery." His practice is Bitner Facial Plastic Surgery of Utah in Layton. The form asks for a spouse's employer only if the candidate believes it may be a conflict.
JAN 2, 2026
First contribution
JAN 19
CMV PAC pays signature gathering for her and Barlow
FEB 13
$10,000 loan from her husband
FEB 18
"Utah Doers" $3,750
APR 18
Convention: 84.5% to Barlow's 15.5%
JUN 23
Wins primary, 70.87%
SEP 30
Next spending report due
NOV 3
General election vs. Eric Last (D)
THE MONEY

Where Her Campaign's Dollars Came From

Cash contributions from her Convention Report (1/1–4/6/26), Primary Report (4/7–6/11/26) and the itemized list for 6/23–8/10/26. In-kind help is listed separately because the state's forms say it doesn't count toward cash totals.

$75,472
CASH RAISED
  • Businesses, a trust and a foundation — $29,250 (38.8%)
  • Individuals (44 entries) — $22,116.80 (29.3%)
  • Loan from her husband — $10,000 (13.2%)
  • PACs and associations — $9,185.20 (12.2%)
  • Officeholders, party and leadership committees — $4,920 (6.5%)
John Bitner (spouse) — filed as "Personal Loan"$10,000
RGP LLC (Centerville)$5,000
Tanner Clinic (Layton)$5,000
G42, LLC (Layton)$5,000
Harvest Right (Salt Lake City)$5,000
Matt & Carrie Brinton$5,000
Todd Morgan Trust (Kaysville)$4,000
"Utah Doers" (Doers Network)$3,750
Andrus Family Foundation (Holladay)$2,500
CMV PAC — in-kind as she reports it; CMV reports $5,625$1,687.50

Raised and spent, by report

Cash in, cash out, and the ending balance each report shows. Spending after June 11 is not in hand yet.

flowchart LR BIZ["Businesses, trust, foundation
$29,250"] --> CAMP IND["44 individual entries
$22,116.80"] --> CAMP LOAN["Husband's loan
$10,000"] --> CAMP PAC["PACs and associations
$9,185.20"] --> CAMP OFF["Officeholders, party,
leadership committees
$4,920"] --> CAMP CAMP(["BITNER CAMPAIGN
$75,472 cash"]) CAMP --> PR["Printing and mail
$12,259.20"] CAMP --> RO["Roost
$11,153.46"] CAMP --> SW["Shirts and swag
$5,559.97"] CAMP --> PA["Davis County GOP
$1,200"] CAMP --> FO["Food and events
$1,046.03"] CAMP --> OT["Texts and supplies
$721.75"] CAMP -.-> BAL["Balance 6/11/26
$36,531.59"] style CAMP fill:#3d0f1c,color:#f4ece6,stroke:#3d0f1c style LOAN fill:#fbf3e6,stroke:#d9a441 style BAL fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#5c534c,stroke-dasharray:4 3

Money in is through 8/10/26. Money out is through 6/11/26, the end of the last report with spending.

Every contribution, 1/2/26–8/10/26 (77 entries)
DateContributor (as filed)CityTypeReportAmount
1/2/2026Spencer StokesSalt Lake CityCashConvention$500.00
1/19/2026CMV PACDraperIn-kindConvention$1,687.50
2/3/2026PerryLaytonCashConvention$20.00
2/3/2026Janet HintzeKaysvilleCashConvention$200.00
2/10/2026UMAMidvaleCashConvention$485.20
2/10/2026Allison ParsonLaytonCashConvention$1,000.00
2/12/2026LeesHillsborough, ORCashConvention$100.00
2/13/2026IvieFruit HeightsCashConvention$1,000.00
2/13/2026John Bitner (spouse), "Personal Loan"Fruit HeightsLoanConvention$10,000.00
2/16/2026RGP LLCCentervilleCashConvention$5,000.00
2/18/2026Utah DoersMidvaleCashConvention$3,750.00
2/19/2026John WilcoxLaytonCashConvention$500.00
2/20/2026Rhonda PerkesBountifulCashConvention$100.00
2/20/2026HeilsonsLaytonCashConvention$100.00
2/20/2026Mat ShawKaysvilleCashConvention$200.00
2/24/2026Robert PrinceCentervilleCashConvention$50.00
3/3/2026Walter RecksiekLaytonCashConvention$300.00
3/6/2026Jordan HarbertsonFarmingtonCashConvention$1,000.00
3/16/2026Travis ChildOremCashConvention$500.00
3/18/2026Staker ParsonOgdenCashConvention$1,000.00
3/18/2026Laurie GardnerFruit HeightsCashConvention$2,000.00
3/27/2026UCU PACSalt Lake CityCashConvention$2,000.00
3/27/2026House Speaker Leadership PACSalt Lake CityCashConvention$700.00
3/27/2026Scott NevilleKaysvilleCashConvention$1,000.00
4/2/2026Todd Morgan TrustKaysvilleCashConvention$4,000.00
4/3/2026E. Lynn HansenFarmingtonCashConvention$100.00
4/9/2026Lois BitnerLaytonCashPrimary$1,000.00
4/9/2026PulhamsLaytonCashPrimary$100.00
4/9/2026Justin BrownFarmingtonCashPrimary$100.00
4/9/2026Michael MartineauFruit HeightsCashPrimary$500.00
4/9/2026Paul CutlerCentervilleCashPrimary$250.00
4/9/2026Brian SlagleSyracuseCashPrimary$1,000.00
4/10/2026Ray WardBountifulCashPrimary$500.00
4/10/2026Karen PetersonClintonCashPrimary$250.00
4/14/2026Jay WelkKaysvilleCashPrimary$96.80
4/15/2026Rachel TerryBountifulCashPrimary$100.00
4/16/2026Scott CondorLaytonCashPrimary$100.00
4/16/2026Kim SmithFruit HeightsCashPrimary$100.00
4/16/2026Neka RoundyKaysvilleCashPrimary$200.00
4/16/2026Jason HoaglandFruit HeightsCashPrimary$500.00
4/18/2026Lilian Bitner (candidate), foodFruit HeightsIn-kindPrimary$201.36
4/20/2026Jared LarsenKaysvilleCashPrimary$100.00
4/20/2026Steve ColemanLaytonCashPrimary$100.00
4/20/2026Kellie GreenhalghLaytonCashPrimary$100.00
4/20/2026Josh DurbanoMorganCashPrimary$200.00
4/20/2026Kim HumpherysKaysvilleCashPrimary$250.00
4/20/2026Caden Wallace, balloons/arch kit/laborProvoIn-kindPrimary$800.00
4/20/2026David Recksiek, board clipsLaytonIn-kindPrimary$100.00
4/27/2026AFCU Development FundOgdenCashPrimary$1,500.00
4/30/2026Devin WiserNorth Salt LakeCashPrimary$100.00
5/2/2026Carolyn RasmussenOgdenCashPrimary$300.00
5/2/2026Dan OuzounianLaytonCashPrimary$200.00
5/6/2026Davis County Republican PartyOgdenCashPrimary$1,420.00
5/6/2026Tanner ClinicLaytonCashPrimary$5,000.00
5/15/2026Rebecca NevilleFruit HeightsCashPrimary$1,500.00
5/15/2026Chaleh TrujilloKaysvilleCashPrimary$200.00
5/20/2026Holland & Hart LLPSalt Lake CityCashPrimary$250.00
5/20/2026Utah Victory PACBethesda, MDCashPrimary$250.00
5/20/2026Kent MurdockLaytonCashPrimary$1,000.00
5/20/2026Old Republic Title – HendrySouth OgdenCashPrimary$1,500.00
5/22/2026James WendlerFarmingtonCashPrimary$200.00
5/22/2026G42, LLCLaytonCashPrimary$5,000.00
5/27/2026Harvest RightSalt Lake CityCashPrimary$5,000.00
5/27/2026Todd WeilerWoods CrossCashPrimary$100.00
5/27/2026John RowberryFruit HeightsCashPrimary$200.00
5/31/2026Derek BrownSalt Lake CityCashPrimary$200.00
5/31/2026Kathy OviattFarmingtonCashPrimary$100.00
6/1/2026All In For Utah PAC, text-message adCottonwood HeightsIn-kindPrimary$319.13
6/6/2026Tamara TranKaysvilleCashPrimary$500.00
6/6/2026Valerie NyeFruit HeightsCashPrimary$100.00
6/9/2026Andrus Family FoundationHolladayCashPrimary$2,500.00
6/10/2026AFCU Development FundOgdenCashPrimary$200.00
6/17/2026John Bitner (spouse), sign lumber and laborFruit HeightsIn-kindPrimary$530.00
6/23/2026Matt & Carrie BrintonSalt Lake CityCash6/23–8/10$5,000.00
6/29/2026Utah Bankers AssociationSalt Lake CityCash6/23–8/10$500.00
7/16/2026Utah Farm Bureau Federation AGPACSandyCash6/23–8/10$500.00
8/10/2026Utah House Republican Election CommitteeLaytonCash6/23–8/10$1,000.00
Cash total (incl. $10,000 loan)$75,472.00
In-kind total$3,637.99
The amendment trail on her Convention Report
Deleted 4/9 or 4/12/26What was thereWhat the report shows now
Perry, Janet Hintze, Lees$20, $200 and $100 contributionsThe same three names and amounts, entered again. This reads as duplicate cleanup.
CMV PAC$5,625, in-kind, comment "Taylor Morgan"$1,687.50, in-kind. See the next section.
Roost company – Printing (two entries)$259.31 each, dated 3/12 and 3/25One $259.31 Roost printing expense, dated 4/7, on the Primary Report.
CMV PAC

One Payment, Two Amounts

CMV PAC is Count My Vote's PAC. This site's CMV PAC file documents it paying for signature gathering for a slate of 2026 legislative candidates.

CMV PAC'S OWN REPORT
$5,625

Jan. 19, 2026. "Signature Gathering." The same amount, on the same day, is listed for Sam Barlow, her primary opponent.

BITNER'S CONVENTION REPORT, AS AMENDED
$1,687.50

Jan. 19, 2026. In-kind. Entered on 4/12/26, replacing a $5,625 in-kind entry the campaign deleted the same day.

flowchart TB CMV["CMV PAC report
1/19/26: $5,625 Signature Gathering"] --> B1 CMV --> SB["Sam Barlow
$5,625, same day"] B1["Bitner report, first entry
$5,625 in-kind
comment: Taylor Morgan"] -->|"deleted 4/12/26"| B2 B2["Bitner report, current entry
$1,687.50 in-kind"] B2 -.-> GAP(["$3,937.50 not on her report"]) style CMV fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#5c1a2b style B1 fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#5c534c,stroke-dasharray:4 3 style B2 fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#c0572e style GAP fill:#fdeeea,stroke:#a5372a

$1,687.50 is 30% of $5,625. Neither report explains the change. This site's CMV PAC file lists Taylor Morgan as a CMV PAC director.

What can be said, and what can't

Both reports are public, and they list different amounts for the same Jan. 19 entry. That is the finding. The records don't show which amount is right, or whether part of the $5,625 covered something other than her campaign.

Documented: the two amounts differ Not shown: the reason
THE SPENDING

Print Shops, Roost, and Shirts

$31,940.41 spent through 6/11/26. Roost, a campaign-services and printing vendor, is the single largest payee.

Where the money went

Every expenditure on her Convention and Primary reports, grouped by vendor type.

Every expenditure through 6/11/26 (39 entries)
DatePayee (as filed)Purpose (as filed)Amount
2/10/2026Davis County Republican PartyCampaign Expense$500.00
2/17/2026RoostAdvertising$69.85
2/17/2026RoostCampaign Expense$1,500.00
2/17/2026Stationary ExpressSupplies$245.56
2/18/2026Utah Shirt ShopAdvertising$647.77
2/27/2026RoostCampaign Expense$1,500.00
2/27/2026CardsAdvertising$45.00
3/25/2026Davis County Republican PartyCampaign Expense$700.00
4/7/2026Roost company – PrintingAdvertising$259.31
4/12/2026Roost printing & stampsAdvertising$436.74
4/17/2026AlphagraphicsAdvertising$2,257.61
4/20/2026CostcoCampaign Expense$280.79
4/29/2026AlphagraphicsAdvertising$953.45
4/30/2026Crumbl CookieCampaign Expense$160.64
5/6/2026Roost company – PrintingAdvertising$124.63
5/6/2026Roost Campaign ServicesCampaign Expense$1,500.00
5/6/2026Drip-SwagCampaign Expense$1,136.86
5/13/2026Roost – VottivAdvertising$100.00
5/15/2026Utah Shirt ShopAdvertising$1,695.34
5/22/2026Roost company – PrintingAdvertising$301.76
5/23/2026ZupasCampaign Expense$115.83
5/27/2026Roost Campaign ServicesCampaign Expense$1,500.00
5/27/2026Chick-fil-ACampaign Expense$41.94
5/27/2026Utah Shirt ShopAdvertising$2,080.00
5/28/2026Sun Print SolutionsAdvertising$3,154.56
5/28/2026AlphagraphicsAdvertising$1,235.52
5/28/2026Roost Campaign ServicesAdvertising$2,020.00
5/30/2026ZupasCampaign Expense$107.90
5/31/2026Roost Campaign ServicesCampaign Expense$1,500.00
5/31/2026Roost company – PrintingAdvertising$341.17
5/31/2026Chick-fil-ACampaign Expense$73.00
6/1/2026AlphagraphicsAdvertising$755.04
6/2/2026Sun Lithographics (mailer)Advertising$3,695.39
6/4/2026FedEx OfficeAdvertising$162.63
6/4/2026Votivv (campaign texts)Campaign Expense$460.00
6/5/2026Panda ExpressCampaign Expense$46.11
6/6/2026ZupasCampaign Expense$177.19
6/9/2026Cafe ZupasCampaign Expense$42.63
6/11/2026West University Pack & ShipSupplies$16.19
Total$31,940.41

The HD-17 Republican race

Davis County convention (second round) and the June 23 primary, as reported by the Standard-Examiner.

PLATFORM VS. RECORD

Her Words, Next to the Filings

She has never held elected office, so there is no voting record to check her priorities against. What's on the record is her campaign's own filings and disclosure form. Quotes are from her "Priorities" page.

WHAT SHE SAYS
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW
"I will insist that tax dollars are spent wisely and efficiently, and I will oppose unnecessary or irresponsible tax increases."
No tax votes to compare. Her campaign's own totals reconcile to its line items on both reports.
"I will work to keep government accountable and transparent."
Her report lists CMV PAC's help at $1,687.50; CMV's report lists $5,625. The change was made by amendment on 4/12/26 with no explanation. Her disclosure form answers "NA" on every required line.
"...conserve water, protect the Great Salt Lake... while respecting private property rights."
Donors include Staker Parson ($1,000), which this site's other files identify as a Clyde Companies subsidiary, and the Utah Farm Bureau's AGPAC ($500). Nothing here ties a gift to a position.
"...local control in education... without imposing a one-size-fits-all approach from the state or federal government."
No record to compare yet.
THE DISCLOSURE FORM

Every Required Line: "NA"

Her House conflict-of-interest form, read from the filed text. The "NA" answers are typed into the form; this is not a blank template.

How her campaign describes her

"Lili has served for nearly 20 years as a county and state delegate and as Legislative Chair for House Districts 16 and 17."

Her site lists five priorities: fiscal responsibility and affordability, conservative values, limited government, strengthening education, and "Defending Our Water & Quality of Life."

Her "Meet Lili" page adds:

  • "Lili works as a professional event planner for private and corporate events." It says she has managed more than 100 weddings and large events, most recently the Media and VIP Open House for the Layton Temple.
  • "She currently serves as Secretary of the Davis County Republican Women" and is active in the Utah Federation of Republican Women.
  • She is a member of the Davis County Medical Alliance, "advocating for improved healthcare policy," and "has served on the Davis County Interfaith Council since 2013."
Caution: see the table below before writing anything
ItemWhat it asksHer answerWhat else is on the record
1A/1BCurrent and prior employers, occupationNAHer own site says she "works as a professional event planner for private and corporate events." The records don't show whether that work runs through an employer or a business, or how much it pays.
2A–2CEntities she owns or is an officer ofNAHer site says she is Secretary of the Davis County Republican Women. Whether that group is an "entity" this item covers has not been checked. Not yet checked against Utah Division of Corporations records.
3AAnyone who paid her $5,000+ in incomeNAConsistent with the form only if no single event-planning client paid her $5,000 or more in the prior year. The records don't show either way.
4AStocks or bonds of $5,000+NA—
5ABoards (paid or unpaid) and paid leadership rolesNAHer site says she has "served on" the Davis County Interfaith Council since 2013. Whether that is a board seat the item covers is not shown.
7ASpouse, and spouse's employer if she believes it may be a conflictJohn Bitner. "My husband is a doctor in Plastic Surgery."His website names the practice Bitner Facial Plastic Surgery of Utah, 425 S 100 W, Layton. The form makes the employer optional, so leaving it off is not an omission.
8AAnything else she thinks may be a conflict (optional)NA—
THE CONNECTIONS

Where Her Campaign Meets the Rest of This Docket

Every link below is a shared donor, address or funder found both in her filings and in another case file on this site. A shared name is a connection, not an accusation.

CASE 22 · HD-17

Lilian "Lili" Bitner

Fruit Heights · Doers Network endorsee · won the primary for Rep. Stewart Barlow's open seat

flowchart LR SB["Sam Barlow
her primary opponent"] ---|"got $5,625"| CMV TT["Tami Tran SD-6
CASE 21"] ---|"got $10,600"| DN CR["Craythorne HD-13
CASE 13"] ---|"got $3,750"| DN TE["Teuscher, Monson, Saxton
HD-12 file"] ---|"got $61,000"| SPK CMV["CMV PAC
Count My Vote"] DN["Doers Network
CASE 14"] AI["All In For Utah PAC
CASE 11"] SPK["Speaker Schultz's
HSLPAC + UHREC"] CMV -->|"$1,687.50 in-kind
(CMV reports $5,625)"| LB(["LILI BITNER
HD-17"]) DN -->|"$3,750"| LB AI -->|"$319.13 in-kind"| LB SPK -->|"$1,700"| LB TT -->|"$500 personal"| LB style LB fill:#3d0f1c,color:#f4ece6,stroke:#3d0f1c style CMV fill:#fdeeea,stroke:#a5372a style DN fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#5c1a2b style AI fill:#fbf8f1,stroke:#5c1a2b style SPK fill:#fbf3e6,stroke:#d9a441

Arrows into Bitner are money or in-kind help to her campaign. Left column: other 2026 candidates who received money from the same source. No money moved between those candidates. The $61,000 is the combined total this site's HD-12 file lists for Teuscher, Monson and Saxton from Schultz's two PACs.

CASE 14 · DOERS NETWORK

$3,750 as "Utah Doers"

  • Filed 2/18/26 from 6905 South 1300 East, Midvale, the same building as the Doers Network's 3/1/26 payment to Tran.
  • Second-earliest dated Doers payment on this site, six days after Craythorne's $3,750.
  • Filed under the name "Utah Doers" in February. The two Utah entities with that name found so far were registered in July (Utah Doers Network, 7/16/26; Utah Doers PAC, 7/20/26). Mike Bird's county report uses the same name.
  • The Doers roster lists her as the HD-27 candidate. Her filings say HD-17.
CASE 21 · TRAN, SD-6 · CASE 11

Kaysville's mayor, and the same two PACs

  • Tamara Tran gave her $500 on 6/6/26. The address on the entry is 23 East Center Street, Kaysville City Hall's address. Her campaign entered the address.
  • All In For Utah PAC gave both women in-kind help: $319.13 in text-message ads to Bitner, $12,037.22 to Tran. Bitner's entry lists suite #251; Tran's list #224.
  • Donors they share: UCU PAC ($2,000 each), AFCU Development Fund, Holland & Hart, AGPAC ($500 each), Devin Wiser, and the Doers Network.
HD-12, SCHULTZ · HSLPAC · UHREC

The Speaker's committees

House Speaker Leadership PAC gave $700 (3/27/26), matching the "Lili Bitner ($700)" line in this site's HD-12 file. The Utah House Republican Election Committee added $1,000 on 8/10/26, after she won the primary.

CMV PAC

Both sides of the primary

CMV PAC's report lists $5,625 for signature gathering for Bitner and for Sam Barlow on 1/19/26. She then won the convention with 84.5% and the primary with 70.87%.

CASE 16 · KOFORD, SD-5 · CASE 19 · HD-16

Davis County business donors

  • Staker Parson, $1,000. This site's Koford and HD-16 files identify it as a Clyde Companies subsidiary.
  • "Old Republic Title – Hendry," $1,500. The Koford file lists Michael Hendry, Old Republic Title & Escrow vice president, as a Koford endorser.
  • Kent Murdock of Layton, $1,000. The HD-16 file lists a Kent Murdock who gave Bob Stevenson $9,000.
CASE 11 · SEARLE, HD-59 · McCONNEHEY, HD-38

Names that recur across the docket

  • Rep. Karen Peterson, $250, and listed on Bitner's endorsement page. She appears as a donor in the Searle, Craythorne, Calder/Hall, Jason Kyle and McConnehey files.
  • Spencer Stokes, $500. The McConnehey file identifies him as president of Stokes Strategies, a lobbying firm.
  • Votivv, her $460 texting vendor, also appears in the McConnehey file.
HER ENDORSEMENT PAGE

Officials who endorse her

  • Davis County Sheriff Kelly Sparks; retired Davis County Sheriff's Capt. Jennifer Daley.
  • Kaysville Mayor Tami Tran (Case 21), who also gave $500.
  • Farmington Mayor Brett Anderson and Farmington City Council member Melissa Layton.
  • Reps. Karen Peterson and Paul Cutler, who gave $250 each.
  • Two former Davis County Republican Party leaders: former chair Yemi Arunsi and former vice chair Devin Wiser ($100 donor).
  • Mike & Sandi Hendry of Layton, matching the "Old Republic Title – Hendry" $1,500 entry.

Most of the page is local families. At least 30 of the names on it also appear on her contribution reports.

UNRESOLVED

Names that match, not yet confirmed

  • Rachel Terry of Bountiful, $100. Rachel George Terry sits on the Doers Network's Davis County board. Same name, not confirmed the same person.
  • Andrus Family Foundation, Holladay, $2,500. The HD-16 file lists Jeremy Andrus (Traeger CEO) as a Stevenson donor. No link confirmed, and what kind of entity the foundation is has not been checked.
  • Ray Ward, Todd Weiler, Derek Brown. The names and cities match sitting officeholders; the filings don't list titles. (Paul Cutler and Karen Peterson are confirmed by her endorsement page, which lists them as state representatives.)
  • "Jim & Sue Alvey, Layton" are on her endorsement page. Jim Alvey (R) is the HD-10 candidate in Case 04. Same name, not confirmed the same person.
  • "KO & Melanie Murdock, Layton" are endorsers; Kent Murdock of Layton gave $1,000. Not confirmed the same person.
THE OPPONENT

Eric Last (D): $2,291 in Cash

The Democratic candidate for House District 17, a mechanical engineer at BioMérieux. From his DEX export (Convention and Primary reports) and itemized contributions for 7/2–9/14/26.

Money in the HD-17 race

Cash raised by each campaign, on one scale. Bitner's figure runs through 8/10/26; Last's through 9/14/26.

His money

$2,291.10 in cash through 9/14/26, plus $200 in-kind (parade candy from Gregg and Karen Richardson). $1,380.60 of it came through ActBlue Utah, a processor that passes along small online gifts; his reports list ActBlue, not the people who gave through it. The rest came from seven Kaysville donors plus $50 of his own.

$1,007.96 spent through 6/11/26: printing (Print and Main), online ads (UZMarketing.com), and small supply purchases. Later spending is not in hand.

Bitner's campaign reported about 33 times his cash. No PAC, business or officeholder money appears on his reports.

Every Last contribution, 2/8/26–9/14/26 (26 entries)
DateContributor (as filed)CityTypeReportAmount
2/8/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashConvention$432.22
2/15/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashConvention$72.03
2/22/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashConvention$38.42
4/30/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$9.60
4/30/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$192.10
5/9/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$105.65
5/10/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$120.06
5/10/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$24.01
6/6/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$24.01
6/6/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$6.00
6/6/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACashPrimary$19.21
6/6/2026Eric Last (candidate)KaysvilleCashPrimary$50.00
7/2/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$9.60
7/2/2026Lindsay CaldwellKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$103.00
7/5/2026Gregg and Karen RichardsonKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$200.00
7/6/2026Alan LastKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$103.00
7/13/2026Gregg and Karen Richardson, parade candyKaysvilleIn-kind7/2–9/14$200.00
7/13/2026Paul SonntagKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$300.00
7/13/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$67.22
8/6/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$48.02
8/6/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$9.60
8/24/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$10.75
8/24/2026ActBlue Utah (conduit)Boston, MACash7/2–9/14$192.10
9/14/2026Amy LeishmanKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$20.60
9/14/2026Tessa HendricksonKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$30.90
9/14/2026Jennifer WebbKaysvilleCash7/2–9/14$103.00
Cash total$2,291.10
Every Last expenditure through 6/11/26 (12 entries)
DatePayee (as filed)Purpose (as filed)Amount
4/3/2026Print and MainAdvertising$95.56
4/10/2026Print and MainAdvertising$272.47
4/30/2026WalgreensAdvertising$17.15
4/30/2026Amazon.comAdvertising$69.40
4/30/2026Amazon.comAdvertising$68.04
5/3/2026UZMarketing.comAdvertising$200.00
6/6/2026Amazon.comAdvertising$55.49
6/6/2026WalgreensAdvertising$28.95
6/6/2026Dollar TreeAdvertising$8.85
6/6/2026UZMarketing.comAdvertising$22.05
6/6/2026UZMarketing.comAdvertising$120.00
6/6/2026Michele SmithAdvertising$50.00
Total$1,007.96

How his campaign describes him

Raised in Centerville, a Viewmont High graduate, with degrees from Weber State in Spanish and in mechanical engineering technology. His site says his family has lived in Layton/Kaysville for 24 years and his children attended Davis High.

"Eric isn't a career politician — he's a husband, father, and neighbor who decided it was time to step up."

His disclosure form

Employer: BioMérieux, 515 Colorow Rd, Salt Lake City. "Mechanical Engineer. My work is to automate manual manufacturing processes." He lists BioMérieux as his only $5,000+ income source and describes it as a company that "produces clinical diagnostic equipment."

Businesses, stocks, boards: none listed.

Spouse: Annette Last. He lists her employer as Oak Coins, 348 North Main Street, Kaysville, an item the form makes optional.

Read from filed text

Where they say they stand

From each campaign's "Priorities" page, in their own words.

BITNER (R)
LAST (D)
Great Salt Lake: "support locally driven solutions that conserve water, protect the Great Salt Lake... while respecting private property rights."
Great Salt Lake: "We need to send nearly a million acre-feet of additional water every year to the lake," with "strong incentives from the state to promote a reduction of water use from everyone."
Education: "high standards, parental involvement, and local control... without imposing a one-size-fits-all approach."
Education: "Utah consistently ranks near the bottom in per pupil spending... make sure they have adequate funding while ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money."
Taxes: "keeping taxes low... I will oppose unnecessary or irresponsible tax increases."
Health care: "I will work to bring affordable health care, not just insurance, to all Utahns."
Government: "keep government accountable and transparent, with decisions made as close to families and local communities as possible."
Ballot initiatives: the Legislature has made "efforts to make it harder for citizens to put an initiative on the ballot. ... We need to eliminate the Republican supermajority."
Values: "faith, strong families, personal responsibility, and service to others."
Equality and air: "eliminate systemic oppression anywhere we find it"; "reduce emissions to improve our air quality as well as stop climate change."
LILI BITNER (R)
ERIC LAST (D)
$75,472 cash through 8/10/26 (incl. $10,000 loan)
$2,291.10 cash through 9/14/26
$3,637.99 in-kind
$200 in-kind
Employer on her form: "NA"
BioMérieux, mechanical engineer
Businesses, stocks, boards: "NA"
None listed
Spouse's employer: "a doctor in Plastic Surgery," practice not named
Spouse's employer named: Oak Coins, Kaysville
Doers Network, CMV PAC, Speaker's committees
No PAC or business money; $1,380.60 via ActBlue
CAN THEY COMPETE?

Who Has the Money, and Where It Came From

IN PLAIN WORDSEvery dollar each campaign reported, sorted into piles: people, caucus and leadership PACs, other organizations, party help and the candidate's own money. Bars are drawn to the same scale, so a short bar means less money. These are facts from the filings; they are shown here, not graded.

Lili Bitner (R) · $75,472 total
Individual people: $23,916.80Caucus and leadership PACs: $1,700Other organizations: $38,435.20Party help: $1,420Household money from her husband's loan: $10,000
Individual donors: 44 (plus six officeholders giving personally). Period: cash, Jan. 2–Aug. 10, 2026.
From their own disclosure form: Every required item on her form is "NA"; the form says, "My husband is a doctor in Plastic Surgery."
Eric Last (D) · $2,491.10 total
Individual people: $2,441.10Own money: $50
Individual donors: 7 named, plus unnamed ActBlue gifts. Period: through Sept. 14, 2026.
From their own disclosure form: Mechanical engineer at BioMérieux, his only $5,000+ income; no businesses, stocks or boards.
What the filings show side by side

Periods differ where the filings in hand differ; each candidate's period is listed with their bar. "Own money" includes loans and money moved from the candidate's own earlier campaign account, as labeled. Disclosure-form lines come from each candidate's own form as described on this page. Added Oct. 2, 2026.

THE RUBRIC

Graded Topic by Topic

This outlet grades each topic on five standing questions: does it check power, can the public see the process, who pays and is that plain, what does it do to water and land, and who bears the cost with real standing to be heard. Each topic is graded separately. These grades judge the process and the record, not the person.

1. The CMV PAC entry
CriterionGrade and reason
PowerCOne PAC paid for ballot access for both candidates in an open-seat primary.
TransparencyCBoth reports are public and the amendment trail shows the change. Neither says why the amounts differ.
Financial accountabilityD$3,937.50 of help the PAC says it paid for is not on the candidate's report.
Environmental impactN/ANot applicable.
Community impactCVoters can find the gap only by comparing two separate filings.
2. Her disclosure form
CriterionGrade and reason
PowerN/ANot applicable.
TransparencyCEvery line is answered, and nothing on it has been shown to be wrong. Her own site lists paid work and several organization roles the form doesn't mention; whether the form required any of them isn't settled here.
Financial accountabilityCHer husband's practice isn't named. The form makes that optional.
Environmental impactN/ANot applicable.
Community impactCHealth-care donors gave $5,485. Whether that matters to her votes can't be judged from a form that names no interests.
3. Who paid for the race
CriterionGrade and reason
PowerCThe Speaker's committees, the Doers Network and CMV PAC all put money into an open-seat primary. The money, by category (cash, Jan. 2–Aug. 10, 2026): individuals $23,916.80 (31.7%); caucus and leadership PACs $1,700 (2.3%); other organizations $38,435.20 (50.9%); party help $1,420 (1.9%). Own money: $10,000 (13.2% of everything raised), a personal loan from her husband, John Bitner, filed Feb. 13. Own money is stated here, not graded. Power C: 37.3% of the counted money came from individual people (officeholders' personal checks of $1,800 are counted as individuals). Checked Oct. 2, 2026 on the Hive's fixed scale; unchanged. Scale: A = 90% or more of the counted money from individual people; B = 67–89%; C = 34–66%; D = 10–33%; F = under 10%. Counted money is individuals plus caucus and leadership PACs plus other organizations (businesses, trade and union PACs, other candidates' campaigns). Ordinary party help and the candidate's own money are shown but not counted.
TransparencyBEvery contribution is itemized with an address. "Utah Doers" is filed under a name this site hasn't matched to an entity registered at the time.
Financial accountabilityBTotals reconcile to the line items on both reports. The $10,000 is plainly marked as a loan from her husband.
Environmental impactN/ANot applicable.
Community impactBMost individual dollars came from Davis County addresses. Five $5,000 checks still make up a third of her cash.
WHAT THIS DOESN'T SHOW

Limits of the Record

  • Nothing here shows why her report lists $1,687.50 for the CMV PAC entry when the PAC's report lists $5,625.
  • Her disclosure form was read from its filed text. Item 2A (entities) has not been checked against state business records, and whether her Republican Women and Interfaith Council roles or her event-planning income fall under the form's items is not settled.
  • Who is behind RGP LLC and G42, LLC is not identified.
  • Whether the $10,000 loan has been repaid will show on later reports.
  • Name matches in the "unresolved" card are not confirmed.
  • Spending after June 11, 2026, and anything after the 8/10/26 contribution, is not in hand yet.
  • Eric Last's spending after 6/11/26 is not in hand. Who gave through ActBlue is not listed on his reports.
View all sources (17)
  1. Lilian Bitner, 2026 Convention Report, 1/1–4/6/26, with amendment details (disclosures.utah.gov)
  2. Lilian Bitner, 2026 Primary Report, 4/7–6/11/26 (disclosures.utah.gov)
  3. Lilian Bitner, itemized contributions 6/23–8/10/26 (disclosures.utah.gov)
  4. Lilian R. Bitner, House conflict-of-interest disclosure, House District 17 (disclosures.utah.gov), read from filed text
  5. Lili Bitner declaration of candidacy, HD-17 (vote.utah.gov)
  6. CMV PAC 2026 report, as documented in this site's CMV PAC file (pac repo)
  7. Standard-Examiner, "Lili Bitner wins big at Davis County Republican Convention; Bob Stevenson tops Trevor Lee," April 18, 2026
  8. Standard-Examiner, "Election results: Multiple incumbents concede; two Davis County races within a percent," June 23, 2026
  9. Ballotpedia, Utah House of Representatives District 17; iVoterGuide, UT State Representative District 17, 2026 general; BallotReady, Lili Bitner
  10. Bitner Facial Plastic Surgery of Utah website (drjohnbitner.com)
  11. Kaysville City Council meeting notice listing City Hall at 23 East Center Street (utah.gov/pmn)
  12. Eric David Last, House District 17 conflict-of-interest disclosure (disclosures.utah.gov), read from filed text
  13. Eric Last campaign finance, Convention and Primary reports, DEX export (disclosures.utah.gov)
  14. Eric Last, itemized contributions 7/2–9/14/26 (disclosures.utah.gov)
  15. Eric Last campaign site, "Meet Eric" and "Priorities" pages (ericlast.com)
  16. Lili Bitner campaign site, home, "Meet Lili," "Priorities" and "Endorsements" pages (votebitner.com)
  17. This outlet's own case files: Cases 11, 13, 14, 16, 19 and 21, the HD-12 file, and the CMV PAC, HSLPAC, UHREC and McConnehey files (pac repo)