As of Tuesday, candidates have submitted disclosures showing all donations and expenditures since May or June, depending on when candidates began their campaigns. The most recent reports published this week show updated filings from Oct. 25 to Nov. 14.

Most recent election filing period

During the most recent filing period, Jenn Gale received the most individual donations, bringing in $4,590. She received $400 from Build PAC Utah, part of a political action committee from the National Association of Home Builders, $1,000 from Utah Central Association of Realtors and $700 from Reagan Outdoor Advertising.

Crystal Muhlestein received the next highest amount of donations at $4,160 in individual contributions, with $3,000 of that from a single donation from Maui Chai. Muhlestein’s report also included contributions from the previous filing period of September and most of October, showing $5,000 from Todd Pedersen, founder of Vivint, and $4,312 coming from the Keep Orem Safe, Prosperous and Kind PAC.

According to the PAC’s financial reports, nearly all of the money donated to them this year came from Pedersen at $75,000. Pedersen also spent a large amount in last year’s Proposition 2 campaign, donating $160,000 to a political issues committee that supported the proposition to have Orem schools separate from Alpine School District.

Stronger Orem PAC donated $150 to Jeff Lambson and Build PAC Utah, which also donated to Gale, contributed $250. In total, the incumbent council member received $1,200 in cash donations during the filing period.

Matt McKell received $1,100 in cash contributions, with one donation from Martin Properties/Scott Peterson amounting to $1,000.

Chris Killpack loaned his campaign the largest amount of money for the filing period among the candidates, with him providing $14,400 to his campaign. He also received $600 in individual contributions.

Spencer Rands saw the least amount of individual donations, with him bringing in $550. He also loaned his campaign $2,200.

Candidates may also receive in-kind contributions, which are non-monetary contributions of goods or services.

Gale, Lambson and Killpack all received in-kind contributions from the Utah Central Association of Realtors, with each being for $3,621. According to Gale, the contribution was used for a mailer.

Muhlestein received two in-kind contributions for stamps and labels amounting to $266.

Expenditures from the recent filing varied, with Muhlestein spending the most at $14,623 — $13,000 of which went to consulting and mailers. Gale was close behind at $13,490 and Killpack spent $11,464. The spending of the remaining candidates was fairly lower, with Rands expending $2,087, McKell $1,898 and Lambson $1,185.

Campaign money throughout the race

Accounting for loans, individual cash donations and in-kind contributions, Gale has acquired the most for her City Council campaign at $43,900. Of that total, $14,870 has come from cash donations, $20,000 as loans from her family to the campaign and $9,030 worth of in-kind contributions.

Of the donations, $550 came from PACs, with $150 from Stronger Orem and $400 from Build PAC Utah and $1,500 from the Utah Central Association of Realtors. The local Realtor chapter also provided $8,030 in in-kind contributions.

Killpack has accumulated $37,645 for his campaign with $9,125 in donations, $19,900 in loans from himself to his race and $8,620 of in-kind contributions. Of the cash donations, $550 came from PACs, $150 from Stronger Orem, $400 from Build PAC Utah and $1,000 from UCAOR, which also gave $8,619 in in-kind contributions.

Muhlestein brought in $35,340 through loans, donations and in-kind contributions, with $22,679 in cash donations, $10,604 in loans from herself to the campaign and $2,056 in in-kind contributions. Of the $22,679 in donations, $4,812 came from PACs with $4,312 coming from the Keep Orem Safe, Prosperous and Kind PAC. Todd Pedersen also donated $5,000 directly to Muhlestein in September and Republican Women Lead donated $500 in July.

McKell has received a total of $27,991 for his race with $14,191 in individual donations, $13,000 loaned from himself and $800 of in-kind contributions. Among his donated cash, $3,761 came from Keep Orem Safe, Prosperous and Kind PAC.

Rands’s campaign has been largely self-funded, with him loaning his campaign a total of $19,181 throughout the race. He has also received $3,100 in cash contributions and $1,750 in in-kind donations.

Incumbent Councilman Lambson has received the least amount of money for his campaign, with cash donations and in-kind contributions bringing in $15,764. He has not loaned any of his dollars to his race. He received $11,943 in individual donations, with current council members Tom Macdonald and Debby Lauret donating to the campaign.

Lambson also received $150 from the Stronger Orem PAC and $250 from Build PAC Utah. His in-kind contributions mostly come from UCAOR, with the chapter contributing $3,621 in October.

Per the Utah Election Code, all candidates will be required to submit one last financial report 30 days after the election, even if they don’t succeed in the race.