No Individual Donors in 2026, and a Carbon Bill With a CO₂ Exclusion

Eight Things the Records Show

IN PLAIN WORDSShelley's 2026 campaign money came from House Republican leadership PACs, a few industry groups and his own reimbursements; no other person gave. Mashek's small campaign runs mostly on gifts from people. Hatch has no money on file. Shelley's carbon-credit bill, as introduced and as passed, left one kind of carbon dioxide use out of the definition of a carbon credit; his own form lists a company that supplies industrial gas.

Juab and Sanpete Counties

IN PLAIN WORDSThe shaded area is House District 66, all of Juab and Sanpete counties as listed on Shelley's legislative profile. Check your sample ballot at vote.utah.gov to be sure.

Who Shelley is. Troy Shelley, a Republican from Ephraim, took office Jan. 1, 2025. His legislative profile lists his profession as "Natural Resources; Marketing" and his form lists him as a self-employed business consultant and managing member of Savoy Energy, Savoy Wells, Air Free Wireless (Sanpete Stone) and Hingeline. He did not answer the Salt Lake Tribune's 2026 voter-guide questions.

Who Mashek is. Breanne Mashek, a Democrat, owns and runs the Fayette Merc, a rural grocery store in Fayette, and serves on the Fayette Town Council (her form). She answered the Tribune's questions; her answers are quoted below.

Who Hatch is. Russell G. Hatch, who campaigns as Russ Hatch, is the Constitution Party nominee. His form lists him as retired 8½ years, previously in apartment maintenance in Midvale. The Tribune reported he moved to Manti five years ago, per his website. He did not answer the Tribune's questions.

Words Used on This Page

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$10,783 In, $4,500 of It From Two Leadership PACs

IN PLAIN WORDSOf every $10 that came into Shelley's campaign this year, about $4.20 came from two House Republican leadership PACs, $1.10 from industry groups and a law firm, and $4.80 from Shelley himself, listed as paying back lodging costs. No other person gave.

From his 2026 Convention, Primary and Sept. 30 reports, read from the state's data export (DEX20261013_110904) Shauna downloaded Oct. 13, 2026. $10,783.38 in, $5,982.08 out. Two rows are marked [DELETED].

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  UH["UHREC
$3,500"] --> SC(["SHELLEY
CAMPAIGN
2026"])
  SP["House Speaker
Leadership PAC
$1,000"] --> SC
  IND["U-CAR PAC $751
Utah Petroleum PAC $200
Parsons Behle $200"] --> SC
  TS["Troy Shelley
$4,783
reimbursements"] --> SC
  ST["State of Utah
$349"] --> SC
  SC -->|"$4,029"| KA["Kimball Apartments
travel"]
  SC -->|"$1,000"| KL["Friends of
Karianne Lisonbee"]
  SC -->|"$547"| HO["Hyatt, Little America
travel"]
  SC -->|"$406"| WEB["Webflow, Domain Monger,
Amazon, Maverik"]

His First Race, a $12,000 Company Loan and a Wyoming Tour

IN PLAIN WORDSBefore 2026, Shelley's campaigns took money from more sources, including nine individual donors in 2024. Most of his first race was paid for with his own loans and a loan from a company on his own form.

A 25% Tax That Was Dropped, and a CO₂ Line That Stayed

IN PLAIN WORDSShelley's bill started as a 25% tax on selling carbon credits. By the time it passed, the tax was gone and the bill instead set up a fund for the attorney general to fight federal carbon rules. One line stayed the whole way: payments tied to selling carbon dioxide for industrial or commercial use are not "carbon credits" under Utah law. Shelley's form lists a company that supplies industrial gas.

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  IN["AS INTRODUCED
25% tax on carbon credit sales
broker license required
state right of first refusal"] --> SUB["SUBSTITUTE S04
tax, license and
right of first refusal dropped"]
  SUB --> LAW["AS PASSED
Carbon Credit Litigation Fund
for the attorney general
state carbon credit sales
reported to State Auditor"]
  EX["IN EVERY VERSION
carbon credit does not include
an industrial or commercial use
of liquefied carbon dioxide"] -.-> IN
  EX -.-> LAW

Votes: House committee favorable 8-3 (Feb. 27), substitute adopted 11-0; House passed 70-0 (March 2); Senate committee 4-0; Senate passed 19-6 (March 4); signed March 25, 2026. Sen. Derrin Owens was the Senate sponsor; Owens's campaign gave Shelley $1,000 in 2024.

Seven Bills as Primary Sponsor, Four Signed

IN PLAIN WORDSThese are the 2026 bills le.utah.gov lists under Shelley's name. Only H.B. 185 has been read in full for this page.

Abandoned before numbering ("Bill Abandoned per Sponsor"): Critical Minerals Disclosures; Oil and Gas Production Disposal Amendments; Carbon Credit Transfer Amendments; Utility Subsidy Amendments; Atmospheric Gases and Particulates Contract Amendments; Resolution Recognizing the Osmond Family.

Co-sponsored: H.C.R. 4 Religious Freedom; H.B. 495 Capital Felony Case; H.B. 294 Employer Verification; H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction; H.B. 290 Child Tax Credit; H.B. 209 Voting Amendments (proof of citizenship to register, per the Tribune); H.B. 195 Precious Metals; H.B. 125 DNR Related Modifications; H.B. 85 State Sovereignty.

$1,832 In, 62% From 18 People

IN PLAIN WORDSMashek's campaign is small and runs mostly on gifts from people, many of them $1 to $25, plus $650 from Democratic Party groups. Most of her spending is travel meals and fuel.

No Money Found on the State Site

IN PLAIN WORDSHatch's campaign shows no money in or out on the state site. His disclosure form is short and lists one company, an inactive mine.

What Each Candidate Listed

IN PLAIN WORDSEvery legislative candidate files a conflict-of-interest form listing jobs, businesses, income over $5,000, stocks, board seats and a spouse. Items 6 and 8 are optional, and a spouse's employer is required only if the candidate thinks it may be a conflict.

All three forms were read from text Shauna pasted from the state site on Oct. 13, 2026. Registry results were read from OpenCorporates officer searches (active entities only) she pasted the same day, plus the state registry page for G. and J. Hatch Ranch. The state registry page for Twist Gulch, LLC was read Oct. 20, 2026.

Where This Race Meets the Rest of the Docket

IN PLAIN WORDSSome names in this race also appear in other races the Hive has covered. A shared name is a connection, not an accusation.

flowchart TB
  UH["UHREC"] -->|"$3,500 in 2026"| SH(["SHELLEY
HD-66"])
  SP["House Speaker
Leadership PAC"] -->|"$1,000"| SH
  SH -->|"$1,000"| KL["Karianne Lisonbee
HD-14"]
  DO["Sen. Derrin Owens
Senate sponsor of H.B. 185"] -->|"$1,000 in 2024"| SH
  UCL["Utah County
Legislative PAC"] -->|"$1,000 in 2025"| SH
  PD["Patrick deFreitas
Salt Lake City"] -->|"$500"| MA(["MASHEK
HD-66"])
  PD -->|"$500"| RU["Garret Rushforth
SD-7"]

Graded Topic by Topic

IN PLAIN WORDSEach topic gets a grade, A (best) to F (worst), on five questions: Does it check power? Can the public see it? Is it clear who pays? What does it do to air, water and land? Do the people affected get a real say? N/A means the question doesn't fit. A dash means the record isn't documented enough to grade. PENDING means a record the grade depends on hasn't been read yet.

How to read these: grades judge only what is already in the record as of Oct. 13, 2026. They judge the record, not the person. A C means the record meets what Utah law requires, the status quo. A B or A means the candidate went beyond it, and the record shows it. Power on campaign money uses a fixed scale, the same for every candidate and party: A when 90% or more of the counted money comes from individual people, B at 67–89%, C at 34–66%, D at 10–33%, F under 10%. Party help and the candidate's own money are shown but not counted; own money is always stated. D means something is vague or bundled, or a public check is weakened; F means something required is missing, or a check is removed with nothing in its place. Candidates can amend a report or form at any time; when the record changes, the grade is updated and dated. Corrections are welcome at webercountyhive@gmail.com.

Overall is the average of the graded questions (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0; N/A, dashes and PENDING are left out). A plus or minus shows where the average falls between letters.

Questions From the Records, and Who Can Answer Them

IN PLAIN WORDSThese offices keep the records on this page. They answer questions from anyone.

Limits of the Record