These background records cover political activity, a cybersecurity notice and later litigation. The main timeline follows school-book actions. Keeping the records separate helps readers follow what each one establishes.
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State disclosure records list two contributions from Utah Parents United in 2022: $1,000 to the Salt Lake County Republican Party on January 12 and $900 to the Davis County Republican Party on March 10.
These entries record money from UPU to the two county parties.
HB209 (2022): Federalism Commission Amendments. Ivory’s bill changed how Utah’s Federalism Commission reviews federal laws and programs. It allowed the commission to contract with a Utah higher-education institution to monitor federal law for questions about state and federal powers. Signed March 24, 2022.
House Government Operations minutes list Brooke Stevens, Education Director, Utah Parents United, supporting Ivory’s HB209 federalism bill.
This entry records Stephens supporting another Ivory bill. Its education provision concerns contracts with higher-education institutions to study federalism.
Senate committee minutes list Stephens, UPU Curriculum Director, speaking in favor of Ivory’s federalism bill.
HB209 concerned Utah’s Federalism Commission, not school-library materials. This separate appearance documents Stephens’ support for another Ivory-sponsored bill.
A campaign-finance row for Ivory records a $50 contribution under Brooke Stephens of Layton.
The disclosure records a contribution to Ivory. It gives no link between the payment and Stephens’s school-library work.
The Texas Education Agency’s May 2026 K-12 cybersecurity webinar for district coordinators included a slide titled “Follett Software – Potential Data Breach (May 2026).” The slide says a ransomware group, ShinyHunters, claimed a breach of Follett Software LLC on April 30, 2026, with alleged access to about 4 million Salesforce records containing personally identifiable information (PII) and internal data. Under Status it says “Unverified claim,” “no confirmed breach or data leak,” “No public statement or guidance from Follett to customers” and “No confirmed impact to specific school systems.”
It says Follett software is widely used by some districts for library, content and resource management, and that if the claim is validated it could involve student or staff data or system integrations. Its recommended precautions are to review Follett integrations (SSO, API access), ensure MFA and credential hygiene for staff accounts, and monitor for unusual activity tied to Follett platforms. Its bottom line: “Treat as a credible but unconfirmed third-party risk event” and “Maintain heightened vigilance until further verified information is available.”
LCV Victory Fund and its state affiliates name Ken Ivory, the Utah House District 39 candidate, to their national list of 12 state and local candidates.
The environmental political group says its list targets candidates over energy costs, clean-energy jobs and support from polluting industries.
This is campaign context about Ivory’s 2026 election, alongside the school-policy timeline. LCV’s designation concerns energy and environmental issues.
November 21, 2025 pleading. The timeline’s May 2022 entry records a question Stephens asked Ballard. This later lawsuit concerns allegations against Ballard and Aerial Recovery.
In a federal lawsuit, Borys v. Aerial Recovery (D. Utah, No. 2:24-cv-00794), six women accuse Ballard and Aerial Recovery of forced labor and sex trafficking under federal anti-trafficking law. Their second amended complaint, filed November 21, 2025, centers on what it calls “The Couples Ruse,” in which women posed as Ballard’s partner during undercover anti-trafficking operations.
Borys v. Aerial Recovery · second amended complaint · PDF