RepublicanMichigan · U.S. Senate

John James

FEC candidate S8MI00372 · 2023–2024 reporting period

Reported through Dec 31, 2024. Snapshot downloaded Sep 15, 2026.View 2026 cycle

BEYOND THE FUNDING TOTAL

Accountability record

Accountability coverage for John James. The same FEC matching rules apply to every candidate in the indexed financial snapshots. Records span years beyond the 2024 funding cycle. Campaign respondents and personal conduct are identified separately.

5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching

FEC enforcement records

8 linked case numbers · not a conduct score

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 8195 · JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.

Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause

Respondents: John James for Senate, Inc.; Crate, Bradley T.

$95,000.00Penalty shown for this respondent group

These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.

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FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7976 · JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.

Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause

Respondents: John James for Senate, Inc.; James, John; Caughlin, Timothy

$1,500.00Penalty shown for this respondent group

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Reviewed investigations & context

Supplementary source review

Broader investigations and case narratives have not been reviewed for this candidate.

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Reported receipts$134.6K

All incoming funds, including transfers

Reported spending$236.5K

Disbursements, including transfers

Cash on hand$770.3

At the end of the reporting period

Debts owed$0

Outstanding reported obligations

WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM

The funding mix

$0Total reported contributions

No contributions reported.

Individuals$0—

Other political committees$0—

The candidate$0—

Party committees$0—

Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗

BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS

Loans, transfers & refunds

These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.

Transfers from authorized committees: $32,829.42
Candidate loans: $0
Other loans: $0
Transfers to authorized committees: $128,000
Individual contribution refunds: $0
Committee contribution refunds: $0

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.

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Committee contribution records

The latest matching record from each of up to 12 committees, ordered by transaction date. Each amount is a single reported transaction, not that committee’s total giving. Filings may include amendments, memo entries, and negative adjustments.

Recent committee contribution records for John James
Reporting committee	Transaction date	Amount	Source
VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PACC00431403 → C00651208	Sep 20, 2024	$2,000	Filing
THE HAWKEYE PACC00379479 → C00651208 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment	Jul 25, 2024	-$2,500	Filing
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00158881 → C00651208 Filing note CONTRIBUTION	Jun 25, 2024	$5,000	Filing
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00193631 → C00651208	Feb 2, 2024	$1,000	Filing

Source: FEC committee-to-candidate files, downloaded Sep 15, 2026. Reporting committee names come from the committee registry. These records exclude independent expenditures and do not reconcile to candidate-reported receipts. Selection methodology ↗

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WHO PAID WHO

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Loans, transfers & refunds

These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.

Transfers from authorized committees

$32,829.42

Candidate loans

Other loans

Transfers to authorized committees

$128,000

Individual contribution refunds

Committee contribution refunds

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.

Reporting committee

Transaction date

Amount

Source

VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PACC00431403 → C00651208

Sep 20, 2024

$2,000

Filing

THE HAWKEYE PACC00379479 → C00651208 · Amended filing · Negative adjustment

Jul 25, 2024

-$2,500

Filing

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00158881 → C00651208

Filing note

CONTRIBUTION

Jun 25, 2024

$5,000

Filing

THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00193631 → C00651208

Feb 2, 2024

$1,000

Filing