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Scott DesJarlais — 2020 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign
2020 U.S. Representative, District 4
Latest filing: Year-End 2020 · Jan 31, 2021 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2019–YE 2020
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 →
$302,649
$363,684 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 →
$329,412
includes $565 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$392,769
Why this number?
Donors
135
135 shown
· 0 below $200
Out-of-State
44%
$144,200 from outside TN
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
Reported on this filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $302,649 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $328,847 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $565 |
| Funds raised | $329,412 |
From each filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $500 derived
- 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $19,000 derived
- 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $5,750 derived
- Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $70,299 derived
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- 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $2,024 derived
- Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $20,050 derived
- Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $17,200 derived
- YE 2019 YEAR-END $33,123 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $32,600 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $523 filing-stated
- Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $38,900 derived
- Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $34,842 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $34,800 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $42 filing-stated
- Q1 2019 APRIL QUARTERLY $87,724 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $390,461 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,309 |
| Total spent | $392,769 |
From each filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $5,253 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $5,006 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $247 filing-stated
- 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $170,371 derived
- 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $88,284 derived
- Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $36,039 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $35,286 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $753 filing-stated
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- 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $3,047 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $2,969 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $79 filing-stated
- Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $18,146 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $18,101 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $45 filing-stated
- Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $9,598 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $9,569 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $29 filing-stated
- YE 2019 YEAR-END $11,381 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $11,225 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $156 filing-stated
- Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $21,354 derived
- Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $11,685 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $11,372 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $313 filing-stated
- Q1 2019 APRIL QUARTERLY $17,612 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $16,925 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $687 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).
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 →
Individuals gave 62% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 38%.
Individuals (itemized) $204K · 62% Organizations & PACs $125K · 38%
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 individuals divided by the total.
From individuals: $203,598 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $329,412
| From individuals (itemized) | $203,598 |
| From organizations and PACs | $125,249 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $565 |
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 →
56% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (44% from out of state).
Tennessee $184,647 Out of state $144,200
- Nashville $27K8%
- Washington, DC $20K6%
- Fayetteville $17K5%
- Brentwood $17K5%
- Lewisburg $17K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $107K
- Other out-of-state $125K
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $87,224 in Mar 2019. Spending peaked at $176,211 in Oct 2020.
Raised Spent
Contributions
135 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| House Freedom Fund | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automotive Dealers Association | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Majority Committee PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Merinda H Wetherington | 3 | $7,900.00 |
| Mike McKee | 2 | $5,600.00 |
| Jack McKee | 2 | $5,600.00 |
| Robert H Walker | 2 | $5,600.00 |
| C J Gideon | 2 | $5,600.00 |
| Cecile Gideon | 2 | $5,600.00 |
| Betty McKee | 2 | $5,600.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Republican Congressional Committee Contributions | 2 | $100,000.00 | |
| Political Ink | 3 | $85,685.38 | |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | 24 | $36,000.00 | |
| House Freedom Fund | 1 | $28,000.00 | |
| Aristotle | 16 | $17,200.00 | |
| Meeting Street Research | 1 | $15,500.00 | |
| Desjarlais, Scott | 3 | $10,006.51 | |
| Targeted Creative Communications | 1 | $5,500.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Privette, Tyler Mr. | 4 | $4,907.00 | |
| Apple | 2 | $4,064.64 | |
| Verizon | 23 | $2,833.38 | |
| Harakas-Swisher, Sara E. | 2 | $2,700.00 | |
| Raconteur Media Company | 1 | $2,640.58 | |
| Internal Revenue Service | 6 | $2,609.54 | |
| Reconteur Media | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Bill Lee Inaugural Inc. | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 10 | $2,195.68 | |
| Imageworks | 1 | $2,053.90 | |
| Andy Barr for Congress, Inc. | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Brian Mast for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Davis for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| John Carter for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| McCaul for Congress, Inc. | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Mike Garcia for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Katko for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Alaskans for Don Young | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Don Bacon for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Van Drew for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Jaime for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Zeldin for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Friends of Hagedorn | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Schweikert for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Rob Wittman for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hudson for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Purple Onion Catering | 1 | $1,516.00 | |
| Rutherford County Gop | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| Congressional Institute | 1 | $1,168.00 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 2 | $1,112.65 | |
| Watts-N-Storage | 2 | $1,080.00 | |
| Bishop for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Coins for Anything | 1 | $965.00 | |
| Marshall County Gop | 2 | $900.00 | |
| 20 | $779.84 | ||
| Regions Bank | 5 | $761.21 | |
| Anedot | 1 | $754.29 | |
| Intercontinental | 1 | $746.32 | |
| Tennessee Alabama Fireworks | 1 | $696.68 | |
| Books A Million | 1 | $688.28 | |
| Capital Grille | 1 | $613.70 | |
| Franklin County Gop | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 2 | $592.14 | |
| United Airlines | 1 | $584.20 | |
| Renaissance Hotel | 1 | $526.98 | |
| Frankel, Phyllis | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Maury County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Fogo De Chao | 1 | $499.19 | |
| Gaylord Opryland | 1 | $473.05 | |
| Sambuca Restaurant | 1 | $460.59 | |
| Pearls Fine Dining | 1 | $451.54 | |
| Bledsoe County Gop | 2 | $450.00 | |
| House Gift Shop | 2 | $440.20 | |
| Van Buren County Gop | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Lincoln County Gop | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Maury County Gop | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Brown-Forman Corp Non-Partisan Com. | 1 | $352.56 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $337.96 | |
| Foodland | 1 | $306.78 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $299.00 | |
| BJ's Restaurant | 1 | $295.09 | |
| Chattanooga Agc PAC | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Warren County Gop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Oasis Steakhouse | 1 | $246.97 | |
| Bedford County Gop | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $233.58 | |
| Ruth Chris Steakhouse | 1 | $226.07 | |
| Uber | 5 | $216.16 |
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.
- Transfers between accounts $100,000 26%
- Printing & mail $87,904 23%
- Consulting & professional services $79,500 20%
- Contributions & donations $45,000 12%
- Office & operations $29,960 8%
- Travel $15,343 4%
- Fundraising & events $12,169 3%
- Other $9,423 2%
- Staff & payroll $6,390 2%
- Advertising & media $3,420 0.9%
- Field & voter contact $1,350 0.4%
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 2020 Late | $307,402.00 | $302,649.35 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2020 | $458,971.13 | $307,402.00 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2020 | $541,287.72 | $458,971.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $505,807.66 | $541,287.72 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2020 | $506,830.84 | $505,807.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $504,323.51 | $506,830.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $496,618.52 | $504,323.51 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2019 Late | $474,729.83 | $496,618.52 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $457,042.22 | $474,729.83 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $433,846.38 | $457,042.22 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $363,684.36 | $433,846.38 | Source ↗ |