Courtney Johnston — 2024 U.S. Representative, District 5 campaign
2024 U.S. Representative, District 5 · totals since Apr 1, 2024
Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 4 filings · 12P 2024–YE 2024
Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$12,987
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$982,429
includes $15,421 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Known in-kind (included in receipts) Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$5,480
goods or services
Total disbursed
$969,442
Donors
566
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →
Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 94% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $921K · 94%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $15K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $10K · 1%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $36K · 4%
Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →
98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).
Tennessee $905,058 Out of state $20,850
- Nashville $604K65%
- Brentwood $92K10%
- Franklin $49K5%
- Lebanon $45K5%
- College Grove $14K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $101K
- Other out-of-state $21K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2024 – Dec 2024. Peak $328,750 in Jun 2024. Spending peaked at $596,014 in Jul 2024.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 566 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $200 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Value In Electing Women Political Action Committee | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| William R Hostettler | 2 | $6,600.00 |
| L A Green | 3 | $6,600.00 |
| Donnie Mingus | 2 | $6,600.00 |
| Michael Peacock | 2 | $6,600.00 |
| Tara Scarlett | 2 | $6,600.00 |
| Brent Smith | 3 | $5,300.00 |
| Lance Bloom | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Julian B Baker Jr | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Carylon Baker | 2 | $3,600.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Victory | 8 | $584,000.00 | |
| Fp1 Strategies, LLC | 3 | $110,123.00 | |
| Kaegi Resources | 2 | $72,198.36 | |
| Potacek, Christian | 6 | $26,344.14 | |
| Victory Text | 4 | $23,562.92 | |
| Joslin Signs | 7 | $23,234.20 | |
| Anedot | 6 | $19,821.48 | |
| 1892, LLC | 1 | $15,307.00 | |
| Acquire Digital LLC | 4 | $11,500.00 | |
| Imageworks | 5 | $7,049.11 | |
| Logicom | 1 | $6,130.00 | |
| Victory Phones LLC | 1 | $5,960.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account | 2 | $5,000.00 | |
| Campaign Sidekick | 4 | $4,525.08 | |
| Kirkland, Tab ↺ donor $3,300.00 | 1 | $3,300.00 | |
| HTTV Direct LLC | 2 | $3,122.00 | |
| Ac Hotels | 2 | $2,971.65 | |
| Political Fiancial Management | 1 | $2,887.50 | |
| Sinema | 1 | $2,100.00 | |
| McKnight, Ben ↺ donor $3,300.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,667.06 | |
| The Home Depot | 10 | $1,655.63 | |
| Cox, Grady | 1 | $1,602.97 | |
| Maury County Gop | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Southeast Impressions | 1 | $1,472.85 | |
| Beasley, Louise ↺ donor $1,355.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,355.00 | |
| Johnston, Danny | 2 | $1,345.72 | |
| Hobbs, Barrett ↺ donor $1,000.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kaegi, Kimberly | 1 | $837.35 | |
| WYLLY, Mary ↺ donor $1,806.19 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 2 | $806.19 | |
| Columbia Neon Company | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Davidson County Gop | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Tulip Tree | 4 | $543.53 | |
| Marshall Co Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Takehold Printing | 1 | $426.95 | |
| Mailchimp | 3 | $407.51 | |
| Shoney's | 1 | $361.71 | |
| United States Post Office | 1 | $336.18 | |
| Providential Broadcasting | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hellmer, Jennifer ↺ donor $517.19 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $217.19 | |
| Mullins, Grant ↺ donor $717.19 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $217.19 | |
| Rogus, Erin ↺ donor $567.19 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $217.19 | |
| Hody's | 2 | $208.46 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 3 | $140.30 | |
| 1 | $137.02 | ||
| Amazon | 1 | $56.22 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Courtney Johnston’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $713,717 75%
- Consulting & professional services $109,718 12%
- Printing & mail $35,397 4%
- Office & operations $33,115 3%
- Other $23,069 2%
- Fundraising & events $14,072 1%
- Contributions & donations $8,050 0.9%
- Field & voter contact $6,500 0.7%
- Travel $4,312 0.5%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2024 | $16,287.10 | $12,987.10 | Source: YE 2024 filing |
| Q3 2024 | $263,926.33 | $16,287.10 | Source: Q3 2024 filing |
| 12P 2024 | $502,027.89 | $263,926.33 | Source: 12P 2024 filing |
| Q2 2024 | $0.00 | $502,027.89 | Source: Q2 2024 filing |