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Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations—here's how they're spending the cash.

These are a few of the ways Utah lawmakers spent $5 million in campaign funds last year.

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly . A $3,000 stay at a French chateau; a wedding registry website; a $900 visit to a steakhouse, TopGolf, a bowling alley, hunting and pickleball clubs, carwashes and phone repair services.

These are a few of the ways Utah lawmakers spent $5 million in campaign funds last year, according to a review of lawmakers' 2024 campaign finance reports by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project.

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