U.S. House candidate · Tennessee 4th District
Scott DesJarlais
Overview
Poliscope ↗$537K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
—
Small-dollar share
30%
In-state share
6
Flags
Scott Hon. Desjarlais is a Republican Representative from TN (District 04). Desjarlais's campaign has raised $537K from 111 donors. Funding includes 24.1% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Technology & Internet, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include SCOTT DESJARLAIS, FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUST.
Backed by the Uihleins
- Richard Uihlein gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $9,500 (2024)
Traded stocks in office
- 3 STOCK Act trades disclosed
Trades overlapping lobbying
- 1 trade in companies lobbying Congress the same year
Money
Poliscope ↗$537K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$229K
From individuals
$1K unitemized
$307K
From PACs
111
Donors
avg $1,543
39%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2010 714 donors$973K
- 2012 639 donors$1.26M
- 2014 406 donors$659K
- 2016 315 donors$608K
- 2018 215 donors$545K
- 2020 137 donors$332K
- 2022 72 donors$175K
- 2024 162 donors$306K
- 2026 179 donors$537K
Contribution sizes
- $200-$499 12 gifts · 1%$3K
- $500-$999 29 gifts · 7%$15K
- $1,000-$2,899 72 gifts · 50%$110K
- $2,900+ 27 gifts · 42%$93K
Top donor industries and employers
- Technology & Internet 3 gifts$7K
- Real Estate 3 gifts$7K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 7 gifts$6K
- Business & Professional Services 4 gifts$6K
- Finance & Investment 4 gifts$5K
- Transportation 1 gifts$4K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 2 gifts$2K
- Education 3 gifts$2K
- Legal Services 4 gifts$2K
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$1K
- Insurance 1 gifts$250
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WETHERINGTON, MIKE MR. | individual | TN | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| THORNTON, STEVEN | individual | AL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STIERS, WILLIAM | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| COLLAZO, FRANCISCO JOSE | individual | AL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| WETHERINGTON, MERINDA H. MRS. | individual | TN | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SMITH, STEPHEN MR. | individual | TX | $6,600 | — | 2 |
| TRIPP, KURT | individual | VA | $6,000 | — | 2 |
| HOLLY, JOSH MR. | individual | VA | $5,500 | — | 4 |
| WALKER, JOHN R MR. III | individual | TN | $5,000 | — | 3 |
| BAILEY, WILLIAM | individual | TN | $4,000 | — | 3 |
| JOHNSON, TIMOTHY | individual | AR | $4,000 | — | 3 |
| Kirkpatrick, Michael | individual | AL | $4,000 | — | 3 |
| BARKER, JOHN | individual | NV | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| ADAMS, ROBERT MR. | individual | PA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| SILVER, LARRY | individual | FL | $3,500 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) | WA | $10,000 | 4 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | WI | $10,000 | 2 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 3 |
| LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TN | $10,000 | 3 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
| TORCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | AL | $9,000 | 3 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $8,500 | 3 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC | VA | $8,000 | 4 |
| AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) | VA | $7,500 | 3 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) | VA | $6,500 | 3 |
| PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $6,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- AL 32%$71K
- TN 30% · home state$67K
- VA 12%$28K
- NY 7%$15K
- CA 5%$11K
- DC 4%$9K
- TX 2%$6K
- WA 2%$5K
- MD 2%$4K
- FL 2%$4K
- CO 1%$3K
- AZ 45%$1K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,870 roll calls on record: 788 yea, 429 nay, 60 not voting.
798 of 798
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1372 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 6808 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 6213 | Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 7651 | Chloe Cole Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Law | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 425 | Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| 9298 | Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| 428 | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jun 9, 2026 | — |
| 9214 | TSP Modernization Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jun 9, 2026 | — |
| 9132 | Preventing International Surrogacy Exploitation Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 3, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF SCOTT DESJARLAIS | C00464073 | H / P | principal | $5.08M |
| FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUST | C00493783 | H / J | jfc | $13K |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-03 | 202-226-5172 | http://desjarlais.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2015-01-03 | 202-226-5172 | http://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2017-01-03 | 202-226-5172 | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-226-5172 | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://desjarlais.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6831 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
| Traded | Asset | Type | Amount | Owner | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | UPS New United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock | sale_full | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | PEP Pepsico, Inc. | sale_full | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock | sale_full | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | Nov 18, 2025 |
Trades in companies that lobbied Congress the same year
An association signal from Poliscope, not evidence of wrongdoing.
| Traded | Company | Type | Amount | Lobbying filings | Lobbying spend | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | PEP PEPSICO INC | S | $1,001 - $15,000 | 32 | $38.5M | Agriculture, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Fuel/Gas/Oil, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation |
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
1 stock trade overlapped with lobbying by the same company in the same year. See stock trades.
Top donor industries: Technology & Internet, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Business & Professional Services, Finance & Investment. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $537K |
| 2024 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $306K |
| 2022 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $175K |
| 2020 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $332K |
| 2018 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $545K |
| 2016 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $608K |
| 2014 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $659K |
| 2012 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $1.26M |
| 2010 | House | TN | 04 | H0TN04195 | $973K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.