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Five Things the Records Show

IN PLAIN WORDSA House member who won a hard primary faces a first-time candidate with no reported money. The House member’s record is mostly about technology and privacy.

Words Used on This Page

IN PLAIN WORDSTap any card to see what the word means.

Mostly Individuals, With Several Large Checks

IN PLAIN WORDSMost of Fiefia’s money came from people. A handful of $10,000-plus checks came from companies and a few individuals.

His DEX export (Convention and Primary reports, through 6/11/26) plus contributions listed for 6/25/26. The $31,504.12 transfer from his House campaign and $3,696 of in-kind advertising are not counted as new money.

Many individual gifts come from recurring family surnames; this page doesn’t assign identities or relationships from surnames. Five contribution rows are marked “[DELETED]” with no details. His later list covers only June 25; any gifts after that were not in hand.

$134,532.83 Through the Primary

IN PLAIN WORDSHe spent heavily before the June primary, much of it on events, mail and signs.

$4,225 went out as donations, including $1,800 to the Utah Republican Party and $1,000 to Friends of Casey Saxton. Spending after June 11 is not in hand.

Three Signed, Two AI Bills Died

IN PLAIN WORDSFiefia’s bills focus on technology, privacy and children. Three of his own became law. His two AI bills died on the last night. Two bills he carried were narrowed before passing.

From the Legislature’s bill list for Doug Fiefia, 2026 General Session, and bill texts, compare documents, committee minutes and roll calls on le.utah.gov.

About H.B. 291 (primary sponsor Rep. Candice Pierucci): as signed, it lowers the ownership share that makes a company a “restricted foreign entity” from 51% to 25%, has the Department of Public Safety send a letter to parties it suspects, gives them 30 days to answer, and allows a $500-a-day fine for not answering. Effective May 6, 2026. Source: H.B. 291 enrolled text, le.utah.gov.

H.B. 286: Passed Committee 8–0, Never Got a Floor Vote

IN PLAIN WORDSFiefia’s biggest bill would have required the largest AI companies to publish safety plans and protected whistleblowers. After the White House opposed it, it died without a final vote.

Dane Anderson: No Money Reported

IN PLAIN WORDSAnderson is a first-time candidate with no campaign money on file and no campaign website found.

In Their Own Words

IN PLAIN WORDSWhat each candidate says they’ll work on. These are their claims, not checked facts.

Worth noting: Fiefia’s site favors local control, and he carried S.B. 108, which limits what cities and counties can require of online marketplaces. How this was read: Fiefia’s quotes are from dougfiefia.com (Key Issues and About pages), the Associated Press (April 19, 2026) and KSL (June 5, 2026). Anderson’s are from the Salt Lake County Democratic Party’s 2026 candidate page.

What Each Candidate Listed

IN PLAIN WORDSEach candidate filled out the state’s conflict-of-interest form. Fiefia’s lists tech jobs, tech stock and rental property. Anderson’s lists one job.

Where This Race Meets the Rest of the Docket

IN PLAIN WORDSSeveral people and groups tied to Fiefia’s bills and money show up elsewhere on this site. A connection is not an accusation.

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 apply.

How to read these: grades judge only what has already happened in the filings as of Sept. 24, 2026. They judge the record, not the person. Scale: C means the record meets what the law requires. B or A means it goes beyond that in a way the record shows. D means required information is there but the key part is vague or bundled. F means required information is missing.

How disclosure forms are graded: On disclosure forms, an item voters can't see anywhere else (a company, a board seat, a job) left off is graded D; two left off, D−; three or more, F, a pattern. Legislative pay, which is public, left off with nothing else missing is graded D+. Anything named somewhere on the form counts as listed, and a form not on file is graded F. (Disclosure-form ladder added Oct. 3, 2026.)

Graded on what the final law does. Read from enrolled-bill summaries, compare documents and bill text on le.utah.gov. P = power, T = transparency, $ = financial accountability, E = environmental impact, C = community impact.

The pattern: his own foster-youth and inmate-medical laws grade best. The two tech-privacy laws that passed were narrower than they started, one delayed a year and one turned into a study. His broadest bills, on AI, did not pass.

Questions From the Records

IN PLAIN WORDSThese come from what the filings show and what they leave out. Each has a direct answer. None assumes anything improper.

Limits of the Record