Scott DesJarlais — 2018 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign
2018 U.S. Representative, District 4 · totals since Jan 1, 2017
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 → · 11 filings · Q1 2017–YE 2018
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 →
$363,684
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 →
$544,685
includes $8,562 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 →
$1,300
goods or services
Total disbursed
$271,735
Donors
213
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), 59% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $319K · 59%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $9K · 2%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $217K · 40%
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 $202,750
- Washington, DC $52K10%
- Murfreesboro $36K7%
- Nashville $33K6%
- Brentwood $30K6%
- Alexandria, VA $23K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $228K
- Other out-of-state $128K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $69,750 in Oct 2017. Spending peaked at $68,593 in Oct 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 215 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $50 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Robert H Walker | 4 | $10,800.00 |
| House Freedom Fund ↺ paid $1,350.00 | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Majority Committee PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Cattlemens Ncba PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Jeff PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| National Auto Dealers Assn | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| The Fund for American Exceptionalism | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| Safari Club International PAC | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| General Motors PAC | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Att INC Federal PAC | 5 | $6,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Ink | 2 | $70,718.71 | |
| Privette, Tyler Mr. | 35 | $52,540.37 | |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | 24 | $36,000.00 | |
| Hammond & Associates | 11 | $19,982.31 | |
| Aristotle | 20 | $19,400.00 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 25 | $13,944.02 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $7,500.00 | |
| Imageworks | 1 | $4,061.37 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 6 | $3,513.38 | |
| Verizon | 22 | $3,304.81 | |
| Restaurant Associates | 1 | $2,706.93 | |
| Rutherford County Gop | 2 | $2,700.00 | |
| Crash Creative | 18 | $2,602.60 | |
| The Congressional Institute | 2 | $2,218.00 | |
| Regions Bank | 12 | $2,116.68 | |
| The Congressional Club | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Purple Onion Catering | 1 | $1,883.75 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 2 | $1,733.92 | |
| Desjarlais, Scott | 2 | $1,619.15 | |
| House Freedom Fund ↺ donor $10,000.00 | 1 | $1,350.00 | |
| Watts-N-Storage | 4 | $1,217.00 | |
| Bowman Broadcasting | 1 | $1,134.00 | |
| Rudder, Iris MRS. ↺ donor $1,100.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $1,100.00 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $951.40 | |
| Marshall County Gop ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 2 | $950.00 | |
| Gaylord Opryland | 1 | $722.03 | |
| Maury County Republican Party | 2 | $650.00 | |
| Big Daddy's | 1 | $587.16 | |
| 18 | $573.50 | ||
| Bradley County Gop | 2 | $567.49 | |
| Marion County Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Microsoft Store | 1 | $482.54 | |
| Bledsoe County Gop | 2 | $470.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 1 | $439.00 | |
| Red Hot & Blue | 1 | $418.50 | |
| Renissance Hotel | 1 | $401.85 | |
| MGM Grand | 1 | $348.78 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 1 | $324.86 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 2 | $294.46 | |
| Tortilla Coast | 1 | $287.24 | |
| Costco | 1 | $281.27 | |
| Bedford County Gop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessee Eagle Forum | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Nike Inc. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| House Gift Shop | 3 | $237.70 | |
| JOE PAC (Joe Carr) | 1 | $225.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $210.00 | |
| Suzanne's Market | 1 | $205.16 | |
| Myphone Repair | 1 | $202.11 | |
| Hensley, Dianne MRS. ↺ donor $200.00 ⇄ in-kind (given, not paid) | 1 | $200.00 | |
| General Dynamics | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Dept. of Labor & Workforce | 1 | $112.00 | |
| Senate Gift Shop | 1 | $85.50 | |
| Office Depot | 1 | $76.39 |
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 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 28%
- Staff & payroll $59,955 22%
- Consulting & professional services $57,332 21%
- Office & operations $26,921 10%
- Fundraising & events $19,391 7%
- Contributions & donations $10,900 4%
- Travel $10,417 4%
- Other $5,598 2%
- Advertising & media $1,708 0.7%
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 2018 | $371,238.85 | $363,684.36 | Source: YE 2018 filing |
| 30G 2018 | $412,827.32 | $371,238.85 | Source: 30G 2018 filing |
| 12G 2018 | $383,876.21 | $412,827.32 | Source: 12G 2018 filing |
| Q3 2018 | $369,702.16 | $383,876.21 | Source: Q3 2018 filing |
| 12P 2018 | $370,053.54 | $369,702.16 | Source: 12P 2018 filing |
| Q2 2018 | $331,932.52 | $370,053.54 | Source: Q2 2018 filing |
| Q1 2018 | $304,683.08 | $331,932.52 | Source: Q1 2018 filing |
| YE 2017 | $213,567.40 | $304,683.08 | Source: YE 2017 filing |
| Q3 2017 | $178,251.25 | $213,567.40 | Source: Q3 2017 filing |
| Q2 2017 | $142,859.95 | $178,251.25 | Source: Q2 2017 filing |
| Q1 2017 | $90,735.13 | $142,859.95 | Source: Q1 2017 filing |