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Jim Matheson

Party
Democrat
Office Held:
US House, UT
Office Sought:
US House, UT

James David "Jim" Matheson (born March 21, 1960) is the U.S. Representative for Utah's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes eastern Salt Lake City.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$1,569,886 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's June 30, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $1,569,886 #113 of 1542 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $329,925 #77 of 1542 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $1,280,831 #581 of 1542 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    Support
    		 $75,000
    Freedomworks For America
    Oppose
    		 $3,057
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    96% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Sept. 21, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast with Rep. Jim Matheson at National Democratic Club
    July 25, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception at 21st Century Townhouse
    Hosted by:
    Jocelyn Hong, Hon. Allen Boyd
    June 20, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast at National Democratic Club
    May 16, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast at Johnny's Half Shell
    Hosted by:
    Melissa Schulman
View all campaign finance data for Jim Matheson Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time