Scott DesJarlais — 2020 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign
2020 U.S. Representative, District 4 · totals since Jan 1, 2019
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 2019–YE 2020
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 →
$302,649
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 →
$332,279
includes $2,867 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$393,314
Donors
133
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), 62% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $205K · 62%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $124K · 37%
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
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.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 133 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| House Freedom Fund ↺ paid $28,000.00 | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Majority Committee PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| TN4UPAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Dealers Election Action Committee | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Merinda H Wetherington | 3 | $7,900.00 |
| W Michael 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 |
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 ↺ donor $10,000.00 | 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 ↺ donor $500.00 | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Lincoln County Gop ↺ donor $999.00 | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Maury County Gop | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Brown-Forman Corp Non-Partisan Com. ↺ donor $5,000.00 | 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 ↺ donor $250.00 | 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 | $307,402.00 | $302,649.35 | Source: YE 2020 filing |
| 30G 2020 | $458,971.13 | $307,402.00 | Source: 30G 2020 filing |
| 12G 2020 | $541,287.72 | $458,971.13 | Source: 12G 2020 filing |
| Q3 2020 | $505,807.66 | $541,287.72 | Source: Q3 2020 filing |
| 12P 2020 | $506,830.84 | $505,807.66 | Source: 12P 2020 filing |
| Q2 2020 | $504,323.51 | $506,830.84 | Source: Q2 2020 filing |
| Q1 2020 | $496,618.52 | $504,323.51 | Source: Q1 2020 filing |
| YE 2019 | $474,729.83 | $496,618.52 | Source: YE 2019 filing |
| Q3 2019 | $457,042.22 | $474,729.83 | Source: Q3 2019 filing |
| Q2 2019 | $433,846.38 | $457,042.22 | Source: Q2 2019 filing |
| Q1 2019 | $363,684.36 | $433,846.38 | Source: Q1 2019 filing |