Ben McAdams
DemocratUT-1
Jun 23, 2026 primary: won ↗
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$1.1M
spent supporting
$0
spent opposing
On AI, in their own words
Quoted from 1st District debate zeroes in on Utah hot topics like AI, data centers and housing (KUER), May 27, 2026. Reviewed Sep 9, 2026.
- “Artificial intelligence is going to transform our economy in some good ways and in many bad ways. What we need are federal standards to make sure that when, as the economy is transformed, that the American people are the ones who benefit, not tech billionaires, tech moguls, foreign powers, but the American people are benefited through that.”
Spoken at the Democratic primary debate; opposes the Stratos data center in Box Elder County.
By committee
| Network | Position | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Think Big | Leading the Future | For | $1.1M |
Filings
6 periodic-report lines and 6 24/48-hour notices. A notice is restated on the next periodic report, so the two lists overlap; the totals above count each dollar once.
| Date | For/against | Purpose | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $56K | report↗ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | For | TELEVISION / STREAMING ADVERTISING | $500K | report↗ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $56K | notice↗ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | For | TELEVISION / STREAMING ADVERTISING | $500K | notice↗ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | For | SMS / MMS MESSAGING | $7K | report↗ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | For | SMS / MMS MESSAGING | $7K | notice↗ |
| Jun 9, 2026 | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $11K | report↗ |
| Jun 9, 2026 | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $11K | notice↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $56K | report↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | For | TELEVISION / STREAMING ADVERTISING | $500K | report↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $56K | notice↗ |
| Jun 8, 2026 | For | TELEVISION / STREAMING ADVERTISING | $500K | notice↗ |
▸Citing this page
The headline figure is $1.1M for, $0 against.
Per-committee totals are FEC's own aggregate for this candidate and committee in the 2026 cycle, restricted to the committees listed in super_pacs.json.
Primary source: FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC. The rows behind this page are outside_spending_totals.json, read 2026-10-23; the manifest carries the commit and checksums.
- Other committees may also be spending in this race; only the listed AI networks are counted here.
- Notices and reports overlap; do not sum the filing lines.
Suggested wording: “according to FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC, compiled by WhoVotedWhy as of 2026-10-23”. Cite the filing or roll call for the event and this site for the selection and totals.
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