Ben McAdams is running in Utah's new 1st Congressional District, a Salt Lake County seat Kamala Harris carried by 23 points in 2024. This is the best chance in a generation to send a real Democrat to Congress from Utah, and we cannot afford to settle for a conservative Democrat like McAdams. In his single House term, he broke with his party again and again: the only Democrat to vote against protecting drinking water from toxic chemicals, a no on the largest labor rights expansion in 70 years, a cosponsor of Republican abortion restrictions, and he received donations from the fossil fuel industry, private prisons, and AIPAC donors. The record below documents it all.

Abortion and Reproductive Freedom

H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (2020): McAdams voted for a motion that would have added a broad religious exemption to the PWFA, which critics said would undermine the bill's protections and enable discrimination against pregnant workers, including those who are pregnant and unmarried and same-sex couples. (Source)

Refusal of Care Rule (Cole amendment to H.R. 2740): McAdams voted for the Cole amendment to strike the provision blocking the Trump administration's rule allowing health care providers to put personal beliefs above patients' health and safety. The amendment failed 192-230, with only three Democrats voting yes. (Source)

H.R. 20, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act of 2019: McAdams cosponsored this bill (one of only two Democrats to do so), which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. (Source)

Campaign Donors

Fossil Fuel Money

In December 2025, McAdams received $10,400 from Crystal Maggelet (Source), who owns FJ Management, the parent company of Maverik, Big West Oil Refinery, and other oil-related businesses.

Private Prison Money

McAdams has received thousands of dollars from the owners of Management and Training Corporation, one of the largest private prison companies in the country, which contracts with ICE to run detention centers. (Source)

AIPAC-Affiliated Donors

McAdams has accepted contributions from major funders and leaders of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Seven of his donors have collectively directed close to a million dollars into AIPAC's political committees, and several have held positions in AIPAC's national leadership. The United Democracy Project is AIPAC's super PAC, created ahead of the 2022 cycle; AIPAC is its single largest contributor, having donated $8.5 million, and in 2022 the super PAC spent exclusively in Democratic primaries.

Manuel Rajunov: Served on AIPAC's National Council (Source); Donated over $140,000 to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project (Source)- Donated $1,500 to McAdams (Source)

Eric Chern: Donated over $400,000 to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project (Source)- Donated $2,800 to McAdams (Source)

Robert Pincus: Served on AIPAC's National Board of Directors (Source); donated over $120,000 to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project (Source) - Donated $250 to McAdams (Source)

Steven Segal: Donated over $120,000 to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project (Source) - Donated $500 to McAdams (Source)

Elizabeth Winter: Donated over $20,000 to AIPAC PAC (Source)- Donated $5,250 to McAdams (Source)

Chris McCannell: Political vice chair for AIPAC's Washington, D.C. group (Source); Donated over $15,000 to AIPAC PAC (Source) - Donated $500 to McAdams (Source)

Rick Entin: Donated over $10,000 to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project (Source) - Donated $1,000 to McAdams (Source)

Environment and Climate

H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act: McAdams was the only Democrat to vote against this bill, which would have required the EPA to set drinking water standards for cancer-linked “forever chemicals” (PFAS) and provided funding for water treatment. (Source)

H.R. 823, CORE Act: McAdams voted against protecting 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado from oil and gas development. (Source)

H.R. 3055: McAdams voted against a bill that rebuked climate crisis denial and increased funding for the EPA to protect communities from toxic pollution. (Source)

H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act: McAdams was one of only two Democrats who voted against a bipartisan $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild roads and bridges, combat climate change, and promote clean energy and clean drinking water. (Source)

H.R. 6800, HEROES Act: McAdams voted against an emergency relief package that included a moratorium on utility disconnects and mandates to prevent households from losing water service due to inability to pay. (Source)

Labor and Workers

H.R. 2474, PRO Act: McAdams voted against the broadest expansion of labor rights in 70 years, which would have protected workers from union-busting and retaliation. (Source)

H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act (2019): McAdams voted against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Source)

Foreign Policy and War

H.Con.Res. 83: McAdams voted against a concurrent resolution directing the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran absent a congressional declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or the need to defend against an imminent armed attack on the United States. (Source)