Fund-Raising Efforts Led by Mr. Reyes

Alan Crooks, a spokesman for Mr. Reyes, said much of the money came from an annual ski fund-raiser, the<br />invitations for which were sent out last year, well before Mr. Reyes was mentioned for the F. T.C.<br />Mr. Reyes, who is not up for re-election and won handily last year, received more than $113,000 in donations in the<br />first three months of the year, far more than he received during the same period last year, an election year.<br />Utah Attorney General Makes a Trump Shortlist, and Donations Pour In -<br />By MATT APUZZOAPRIL 28, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — With every new plum job opening in Washington comes a political guessing game: Who is on the president’s shortlist?<br />“We’ve seen more scrutiny, which he’s going to pass because he’s a good man.”<br />Mr. Reyes accepted thousands of dollars from payday lenders, title companies and other industries facing disputes with the F. T.C.<br />Under Utah law, if Mr. Reyes does not serve out his term, he can use his donations<br />to make donations to other campaigns, political action committees or charities.<br />Since then, donations to his political campaign have poured in from out-of-state donors and businesses that are regulated by the F. T.C.<br />Mr. Reyes said last summer that Mr. Trump was an imperfect candidate<br />but said he endorsed him nonetheless, largely to ensure a conservative Supreme Court pick.