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Federal campaign records cover 2000–2026. Totals are shown as filed with the Federal Election Commission; this lane does not assign per-filing reconciliation verdicts.

Scott DesJarlais — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 4 Republican

2018 U.S. Representative, District 4

Latest filing: Post-General 2018 · Aug 12, 2019 · source: FEC

11 filings · Q1 2017–YE 2018

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$363,684
$90,735 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$531,123
includes $1,369 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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 →
$1,300
goods or services
Total Spent
$258,630
Why this number?
Donors
212
211 shown  · 1 below $200
Self-Funded
1.0%
$5,000 of $532,423 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
37%
$197,750 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $524,754
Candidate's own contributions $5,000
Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,369
Funds raised $531,123
From each filing:
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $33,000 derived
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $30,950 derived
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $41,474 derived
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $55,329 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $55,300 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $29 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $55,406 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $50,400 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $5,000 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $6 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $113,700 derived
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $66,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $65,000 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,300 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $60,030 derived
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $74,934 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $74,900 derived
    • Loans, offsets, and other receipts $34 filing-stated

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $254,683
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,946
Total spent $258,630
From each filing:
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $75,769 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $75,377 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $393 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $2,359 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,321 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $38 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $27,585 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $58 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $17,333 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,986 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $347 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $28,207 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $27,660 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $546 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $23,284 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,372 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $912 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $31,109 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $30,636 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $473 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $29,550 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $28,896 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $654 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $23,434 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,909 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $525 filing-stated

Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $197,750 ÷ Total raised: $532,423
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $197,750

Totals exclude 2 filings pending review (the filer reported $5,000 on them).

Raised
$532,423
Spent
$258,630

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 1.0% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 59%, organizations and PACs 39%.

Candidate’s own money $5K · 1.0% Individuals (itemized) $315K · 59% Organizations & PACs $210K · 39%
Why this number?

Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $5,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $532,423
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $5,000
From individuals (itemized) $315,104
From organizations and PACs $209,650
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,300
Offsets and other receipts $1,369

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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $327,004 Out of state $197,750
  • Washington, DC $52K10%
  • Murfreesboro $36K7%
  • Nashville $33K6%
  • Brentwood $30K6%
  • Alexandria, VA $23K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $228K
  • Other out-of-state $123K
Why this number?

Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. 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-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $197,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $524,754
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $197,750

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Nov 2018. Peak $69,750 in Oct 2017. Spending peaked at $68,593 in Oct 2018.

Raised Spent

Contributions

211 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 1 additional smaller donor contributed $50 total.

214 donors 310 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Robert H Walker 4 $10,800.00
House Freedom Fund 2 $10,000.00
National Cattlemens Ncba PAC 2 $10,000.00
Majority Committee PAC 2 $10,000.00
The Fund for American Exceptionalism 4 $10,000.00
National Auto Dealers Assn 2 $10,000.00
Jeff PAC 2 $10,000.00
Safari Club International PAC 5 $8,000.00
General Motors PAC 3 $7,500.00
Att Federal PAC 5 $6,000.00

Expenditures

52 vendors 240 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Political Ink 2 $70,718.71 28%
Privette, Tyler 33 $50,025.87 20%
Troy Brewer CPA Inc. 22 $33,000.00 13%
Hammond & Associates 11 $19,982.31 8%
Aristotle 17 $17,300.00 7%
Internal Revenue Service 24 $11,005.02 4%
Tennessee Republican Party 2 $7,500.00 3%
Imageworks 1 $4,061.37 2%
Capitol Hill Club 6 $3,513.38 1%
Verizon Wireless 21 $3,194.62 1%

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 Scott DesJarlais’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $74,878 29%
  • Staff & payroll $54,501 21%
  • Consulting & professional services $54,332 21%
  • Office & operations $24,711 10%
  • Fundraising & events $18,804 7%
  • Contributions & donations $10,900 4%
  • Travel $10,417 4%
  • Other $5,598 2%
  • Advertising & media $541 0.3%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2018 Late Figures pending review Source ↗
30G 2018 $412,827.32 $371,238.85 Source ↗
12G 2018 $383,876.21 $412,827.32 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $369,702.16 $383,876.21 Source ↗
12P 2018 Figures pending review Source ↗
Q2 2018 $331,932.52 $370,053.54 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $304,683.08 $331,932.52 Source ↗
YE 2017 Late $213,567.40 $304,683.08 Source ↗
Q3 2017 $178,251.25 $213,567.40 Source ↗
Q2 2017 $142,859.95 $178,251.25 Source ↗
Q1 2017 $90,735.13 $142,859.95 Source ↗