NASHVILLE – Republican Grant Starrett says he has raised nearly three quarters of a million dollars for his 4th Congressional District challenge to incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais in next year’s GOP primary.
Starrett’s first filing with Federal Election Commission, which is due on July 15, will report raising some $721,000 between April 1 and June 30.
“Our grassroots campaign has received tremendous support in our effort to bring conservative principles from Tennessee to Washington, D.C.,” the Murfreesboro attorney said in a statement. Starrett, vice president and special counsel for the Lion Real Estate Group, describes himself as a “constitutional conservative” and lifelong conservative activist.
Starrett said he has visited every county in the district and attended dozens of meetings since he announced his campaign in April.
“We are well on our way to a victory in August of 2016. We will continue to use our resources to campaign hard in every county, bringing our constitutional conservative message to the voters in all 16 counties from Maury to Bradley.”