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Ben McAdams FINDING

Seat: H-UT-01
Party: DEM
Universe reason: contested_primary+contested_general
FEC receipts: $2,262,255 FEC
Campaign site: https://benmcadamsutah.com (unverified)
Pages scanned: 135 · last 2026-09-07

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://benmcadamsutah.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95

First detectedAugust 15, 2026
Guidance revisedSeptember 7, 2026

The Media page contains explicit media-buy guidance: it tells outside spenders what voters 'need to see' on broadcast, cable, and digital, and provides specific message points and downloadable assets. This is not a standard press kit or voter-persuasion page; it is directive instruction for independent expenditure advertising.

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Voters need to see on broadcast, cable and digital that Ben McAdams has a long record of standing up for Democratic values
Directive language specifying channels (broadcast, cable, digital) and the message to convey, addressed to whoever buys/runs ads.
In Congress, McAdams voted to impeach Donald Trump, even when he knew it could cost him his seat.
Prescribed message theme and contrast framing written as an instruction for ad content.
Fact Sheet
Provision of ad-support assets (fact sheet, downloadable video) for outside groups to use in paid media.

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Date Updated: May 28, 2026
Voters need to see on broadcast, cable and digital that Ben McAdams has a long record of standing up for Democratic values,
even when it’s hard or could cost him his re-election
. McAdams is the only candidate we can trust to hold Donald Trump accountable – because he already has.
In the State Senate, he had a one hundred percent rating from Planned Parenthood, and has always opposed banning abortion
In Congress, McAdams stood up to Trump to protect immigrant children
In Congress, McAdams voted to impeach Donald Trump, even when he knew it could cost him his seat.
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