Scott DesJarlais — 2024 U.S. Representative, District 4 campaign

U.S. Representative, District 4 Republican

2024 U.S. Representative, District 4 · totals since Jan 1, 2023

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 2023–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 →
$366,018
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 →
$305,905
includes $3,195 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total disbursed
$255,950
Donors
166
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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

Reported on this filing:
  • YE 2024 YEAR-END $366,018 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2024 reported receipts $0
30G 2024 reported receipts $47,997
12G 2024 reported receipts $34,311
Q3 2024 reported receipts $50,801
12P 2024 reported receipts $12,000
Q2 2024 reported receipts $26,278
Q1 2024 reported receipts $24,963
YE 2023 reported receipts $20,308
Q3 2023 reported receipts $49,360
Q2 2023 reported receipts $20,146
Q1 2023 reported receipts $19,742
Total receipts $305,905
From each filing:
  • YE 2024 YEAR-END $0 filing-stated
  • 30G 2024 POST-GENERAL $47,997 filing-stated
  • 12G 2024 PRE-GENERAL $34,311 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $50,801 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2024 PRE-PRIMARY $12,000 filing-stated
  • Q2 2024 JULY QUARTERLY $26,278 filing-stated
  • Q1 2024 APRIL QUARTERLY $24,963 filing-stated
  • YE 2023 YEAR-END $20,308 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $49,360 filing-stated
  • Q2 2023 JULY QUARTERLY $20,146 filing-stated
  • Q1 2023 APRIL QUARTERLY $19,742 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2024 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $255,950
Total disbursed $255,950
From each filing:
  • YE 2024 YEAR-END $12,186 filing-stated
  • 30G 2024 POST-GENERAL $20,887 filing-stated
  • 12G 2024 PRE-GENERAL $8,530 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $32,231 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2024 PRE-PRIMARY $15,555 filing-stated
  • Q2 2024 JULY QUARTERLY $32,310 filing-stated
  • Q1 2024 APRIL QUARTERLY $17,304 filing-stated
  • YE 2023 YEAR-END $17,533 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $15,522 filing-stated
  • Q2 2023 JULY QUARTERLY $71,906 filing-stated
  • Q1 2023 APRIL QUARTERLY $11,984 filing-stated
Receipts
$305,905
Total disbursed
$255,950

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: PACs and other committees (line 11c), 50% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $149K · 49%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $3K · 1%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $154K · 50%

Share of total receipts: PACs and other committees (line 11c) compares pacs and other committees (line 11c) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

PACs and other committees (line 11c): $153,600 ÷ Total receipts: $305,905
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: PACs and other committees (line 11c)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $148,910
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $3,195
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $153,600
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $201
From each filing:
  • YE 2024 YEAR-END $0 filing-stated
  • 30G 2024 POST-GENERAL $47,997 filing-stated
  • 12G 2024 PRE-GENERAL $34,311 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $50,801 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2024 PRE-PRIMARY $12,000 filing-stated
  • Q2 2024 JULY QUARTERLY $26,278 filing-stated
  • Q1 2024 APRIL QUARTERLY $24,963 filing-stated
  • YE 2023 YEAR-END $20,308 filing-stated
  • Q3 2023 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $49,360 filing-stated
  • Q2 2023 JULY QUARTERLY $20,146 filing-stated
  • Q1 2023 APRIL QUARTERLY $19,742 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2023 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q1 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 30G 2024 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2024 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

52% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (48% from out of state).

Tennessee $157,260 Out of state $145,250
  • Washington, DC $32K10%
  • Murfreesboro $27K9%
  • Alexandria, VA $24K8%
  • Ooltewah $20K7%
  • Nashville $16K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $94K
  • Other out-of-state $89K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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: $145,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $302,510
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $145,250

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. Peak $68,190 in Oct 2024. Spending peaked at $58,538 in May 2023.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 166 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

166 named donors 198 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
American Revival PAC 2 $10,000.00
Majority Committee PAC 2 $10,000.00
TN4UPAC 2 $10,000.00
Realtors PAC ↺ paid $500.00 3 $10,000.00
Safari Club International PAC 2 $7,500.00
Christopher McKee 2 $6,600.00
Janel McKee 2 $6,600.00
Jack McKee 2 $6,600.00
Steve Smith 3 $6,600.00
W Michael Wetherington 2 $6,600.00

Coverage: we hold 98% of the itemized contributions this committee reported to the FEC for the 2024 cycle — about $3,050 is not in the FEC bulk file we load.

Expenditures

63 vendors 231 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
National Republican Congressional Committee Contributions 1 $50,000.00 20%
Dual Advantage 20 $31,449.69 12%
Desjarlais, Scott Hon. 14 $27,325.00 11%
Political Financial Management LLC 17 $25,500.00 10%
Aristotle 10 $20,139.41 8%
Troy Brewer CPA Inc. 7 $10,500.00 4%
Tennessee Republican Party 4 $9,500.00 4%
Apple 4 $6,824.13 3%
Cumulus Broadcasting 1 $4,340.00 2%
Tennessee Ffa Foundation 1 $4,000.00 2%

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.

  • Consulting & professional services $54,500 22%
  • Transfers between accounts $50,000 20%
  • Travel $49,085 19%
  • Office & operations $42,268 17%
  • Contributions & donations $26,500 10%
  • Fundraising & events $10,890 4%
  • Printing & mail $10,078 4%
  • Advertising & media $7,039 3%
  • Other $2,547 1%

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 2024 $378,204.84 $366,018.36 Source: YE 2024 filing
30G 2024 $351,095.05 $378,204.84 Source: 30G 2024 filing
12G 2024 $325,313.96 $351,095.05 Source: 12G 2024 filing
Q3 2024 $306,744.17 $325,313.96 Source: Q3 2024 filing
12P 2024 $310,299.63 $306,744.17 Source: 12P 2024 filing
Q2 2024 $316,331.21 $310,299.63 Source: Q2 2024 filing
Q1 2024 $308,672.56 $316,331.21 Source: Q1 2024 filing
YE 2023 $305,898.20 $308,672.56 Source: YE 2023 filing
Q3 2023 $272,060.50 $305,898.20 Source: Q3 2023 filing
Q2 2023 $323,820.77 $272,060.50 Source: Q2 2023 filing
Q1 2023 $316,062.63 $323,820.77 Source: Q1 2023 filing