Tennessee Congressman Scott DesJarlaisNASHVILLE – Facing a newly redrawn congressional district and likely a GOP primary challenge from Middle Tennessee, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., of Jasper today announced he has more than $436,000 in cash on hand.
DesJarlais said his Federal Election Commission disclosure for the fourth quarter will show he has raised more than $606,000 so far in the 2012 election cycle.
The report will also show the DesJarlais campaign raised $154,127 for the fourth quarter – which the campaign said is his best fundraising quarter to date.
His FEC report shows donors including leadership political action committees affiliated with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia. Each contributed $5,000. Prosperity PAC, associated with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., gave $5,000.
Kock Industries PAC, which is associated with the controversial Republican conservative industrialists David and Charles Koch, gave $2,500 to DesJarlais.