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Provo · Elected officials

Michelle Kaufusi

Mayor (former)

Disclosed interests

2025 conflict-of-interest disclosure, signed June 2, 2025

Other
Candidate declaration that her 2025 conflict-of-interest disclosure remains true, accurate and complete.

2025 conflict-of-interest disclosure, signed Feb. 3, 2025

Employer
Provo City, Provo City Mayor
Other
All other items marked N/A.

Disclosures and recusals in the minutes

Every time the council minutes since 2020 record this official disclosing an interest or stepping aside for one, as summarized from the minutes.

None recorded.

Campaign contributions

2025 Mayor campaign · Campaign finance disclosure (PDF)

The filing lists donations by donor and reporting period (four periods, through Nov. 29, 2025), without dates for individual donations; each amount below is the donor’s total for the cycle and the date is the year. Reported $161,052.72 in donations and $156,802.73 in expenditures (ending balance $4,250). Contributions listed from individuals who share the candidate’s surname are omitted here; see the filing.

DateContributor, as writtenAmount
2025CCBank$4,000.00
2025Cognitive FX$250.00
2025Friends of Michelle Kaufusi$17,729.08
2025Layton Construction$25,000.00
2025M&EM$500.00
2025Utah Central Association of Realtors$2,500.00
2025Alexander, Jeff$2,083.65
2025BERGESON, SCOTT$500.00
2025Brookhart, Jim$763.44
2025Burningham, Jeff$100.00
2025Calder, James H.$100.00
2025Chavez, Jeff$1,041.98
2025Christensen, Kurt$208.65
2025Covey, Steven and Jeri Covey$5,000.00
2025Cox, Rick$521.15
2025Cuthbertson, Scott$250.00
2025David, Neeleman$500.00
2025E Parkinson, Lenora$52.40
2025Flamm, Jeffrey$5,000.00
2025Fugal, Brandon$5,000.00
2025Galland, J. Madison$25,000.00
2025Gaufin, Jeff$1,500.00
2025Gaufin, Lynn and Cynthia$1,500.00
2025Harris, Jason$2,500.00
2025Heath, Tanner$1,000.00
2025Holzapfel, Zachary$100.00
2025Jamias, Leonardo$52.40
2025Lewis, Arian$208.65
2025McGowan, Jason$25,000.00
2025Mitchell, Scott$10,000.00
2025Ogden, Jeff$500.00
2025Okelberry, Scott$1,000.00
2025Paxman, David and Kathryn$500.00
2025Rogers, Paul$2,000.00
2025Ron, Suzanne$1,396.86
2025Roney, Nancy$14,500.00
2025Seely, Justin D.$260.73
2025Shallenberger, Dave$123.00
2025Smith, MD, Jeffrey R.$50.00
2025Stoddard, Herbert$260.73
2025Wells, Sharlene$500.00

Contributions from others listed: $159,052.72.

2021 Mayor campaign · Campaign finance disclosure (PDF)

The filing lists donations by donor and reporting period (through Nov. 25, 2021), without dates for individual donations; each amount below is the donor’s total for the cycle and the date is the year. Reported $51,223 in donations and $33,752.25 in expenditures (ending balance $17,470.75), including $2,000 from the candidate; the expense list shows a $3,000 “Loan Repayment” to the candidate on Nov. 14, 2021.

DateContributor, as writtenAmount
2021An entity listed only by a business address in Vineyard, UT$300.00
2021Community Leaders of America$1,000.00
2021Majority 51$2,500.00
2021Shumway Enterprises$2,500.00
2021Utah Central Association of Realtors$1,000.00
2021Alexander, Jeff$5,000.00
2021Bergeson, Scott$500.00
2021Clayton, Matt$200.00
2021Cox, Dana$500.00
2021Garlick, Kevin$100.00
2021Heath, Tanner and Daryl$1,000.00
2021Huntsman, Mary Kaye$1,000.00
2021Jackson, Andrew$100.00
2021John Garfield (in kind)$709.00
2021Mattingly, Ty$1,000.00
2021Melchin, Ronald$1,500.00
2021Murray, Taz$2,000.00
2021Neilson, Dianna$100.00
2021Parcell, Walt$1,000.00
2021Pestana, John$1,000.00
2021Reagan Outdoor Advertising (in kind)$1,464.00
2021Rogers, Paul$2,000.00
2021Roney, Brooke$1,000.00
2021Roney, Nancy$5,000.00
2021September Inc (in kind)$6,000.00
2021Shallenberger, Steve$250.00
2021Simpson, Cynthia$1,000.00
2021Thackery, John$5,000.00
2021Utah Central Association of Realtors (in kind)$4,000.00
2021Yarro, Ralph and Jackie$500.00

Contributions from others listed: $49,223.00.

From the candidate: $2,000

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