Politician
Scott DesJarlais
Republican · Tennessee · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0TN04195
Scott DesJarlais (Republican) raised $667K for the 2026 Tennessee 4th District race, $379K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$1.5M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
51%
$761K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
51% of Scott DesJarlais's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee 4th District | $667K | 57% | $0 / $0 | – | $667K | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Tennessee 4th District | $306K | 50% | $0 / $0 | – | $306K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Tennessee 4th District | $175K | 60% | $0 / $0 | – | $175K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Tennessee 4th District | $332K | 37% | $0 / $0 | – | $332K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $276KLeadership PAC $177KTrade group $96KMembership $91KOther $44KSuper PAC $7KUnion $6K
- House Freedom FundOther$42K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$30K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$22K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue Origin LLC Political Action Committee (Blue Origin PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 4 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 3 times (75%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $16K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $15K$3K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $3K$4K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $0$2K$2K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 6 key votes (50%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 37% support ±14TN-04 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 77% support ±12TN-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 78% support ±12TN-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 78% support ±12TN-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 48% support ±12TN-04 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 46% support ±12TN-04 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 80% support ±4Tennessee (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 78% support ±10TN-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±3Tennessee (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
2 reported transactions, with volume $16K–$65K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 2 sells. Heaviest in agriculture, food and retail ($16K+).
Most traded
- UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- PEP Pepsico, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellPEP2025-10-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellUPS2025-10-28 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Scott DesJarlais's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
James LockeFormer congressional staff
Intern for Rep. Runyan (R-NJ), Apr. 2014 - Dec. 2014; Intern for Rep. Poliquin (R-ME) Jan. 2015 - April 2015; Legislative Counsel for Rep. DesJarlais (R-TN),…
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A., U S Chamber Institute For Legal Reform
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Scott DesJarlais's 2026 campaign?
- Scott DesJarlais (Republican) raised $667K for the 2026 Tennessee 4th District race, $379K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Scott DesJarlais?
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K), Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) ($10K), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Scott DesJarlais raised across elections?
- $667K in 2026, $306K in 2024, $175K in 2022, $332K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.