Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
John James
- Office
- U.S. representative for Michigan’s 10th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Shelby Township, MI
- Born
- 1981
- In Congress
- House since 2023 · 3 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- JAMES, JOHN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S8MI00372 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.
Total raised$48,764,414.44
Total spent$47,661,001.73
Cash on hand$1,611,367.59
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$45,827,403.6694%
- PACs and other committees$873,059.022%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,105,374.582%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$958,577.182%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Energy
- Health
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
165 committees reported giving $1,498,434.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- WINREDHybrid PAC$287,676.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDConnected PAC$194,019.00
- CO-PILOT COMMITTEEJoint fundraising committee$171,023.00
- NRSCParty committee$44,600.00
- SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUNDConnected PAC$18,345.00
- BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$12,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BLUEGRASS COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ALLIANCE COAL, LLC PACPAC$10,000.00
- RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- HEARTLAND VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEAD ENCOURAGE ELECT PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- STRATEGY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
Show all 165 committees
- RECLAIM AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE PRESIDENTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ONE GEORGIA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HOOSIER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FIGHTING FOR MISSOURI PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MIA LOVE PACPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$9,900.00
- TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PACLeadership PAC$8,500.00
- BUTZEL LONG FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$8,279.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURELeadership PAC$7,500.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- LETS GET TO WORK PACPAC$6,143.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPS-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- SF PROPERTIES LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A/K/A SCHOSTAK FAMILY FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,600.00
- THE LOOSE GROUPPAC$5,000.00
- FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOODPACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDAParty committee$5,000.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- OLD NATIONAL BANK PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATE PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLOOMIN' BRANDS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE FOR IMPROVEMENT AND BETTERMENT OF THE COUNTRY Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MADISON PROJECT INC.Hybrid PAC$5,000.00
- SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BURGER KING FRANCHISEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FAMILY-PAC FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTION POLITICAL ACTION CO Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- THE HAWKEYE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ALLERGAN, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- POPULUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- EVOC REGULATORY SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRUE NORTH PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SENSIBLE AMERICAN SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING EVERYONE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HAVING UNWAVERING RESOLVE AND DETERMINATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GREAT AMERICA PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- POLICE ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- BELIEVE IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITYPAC$5,000.00
- CREATING A MAJORITY PARTY ACTION COMMITTEE (C.A.M.P.A.C.)Candidate committee$4,000.00
- HURD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FLAGSTAR BANK FEDERAL PAC FEC ID#C00455733PAC$3,800.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$3,500.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUNDConnected PAC$2,995.00
- EAGLE FORUM PACConnected PAC$2,800.00
- AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,800.00
- BIG TENT REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$2,800.00
- AMERICA FIGHTING BACK PACHybrid PAC$2,554.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY RESTORED IN OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WAFFLE HOUSE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WAFFLE HOUSE PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALBEMARLE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLAND PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABIOMED INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABIOMED PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- HSP DIRECT LLC PAC HSP PACPAC$2,500.00
- S CORPORATION ASSOCIATION PAC (S-CORP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- GOLDFINCH PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TEA PARTY MAJORITY FUNDPAC$2,300.00
- I.P.H.F.H.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC.Connected PAC$2,000.00
- PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- LUMMIS FOR WYOMING INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$2,000.00
- CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- MOOLENAAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GATORPACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- CARSON AMERICACandidate committee$2,000.00
- MAVERICK PAC USAHybrid PAC$1,750.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- 7 - ELEVEN INC PACPAC$1,500.00
- FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUNDPAC$1,250.00
- ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC., PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BAKEPAC - THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INDEPENDENT BAKERS ASSOCIATIONPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'Connected PAC$1,000.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KANSAS FARM BUREAU VOTERS ORG/ELECT FARM BUREAU FRIENDS FUND (KS FARM BUR VOTE FBF FUND)PAC$1,000.00
- K-VA-T FOOD STORES INC FOODPACPAC$1,000.00
- MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- BUILDING AND RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- STAR PACPAC$1,000.00
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC PACPAC$1,000.00
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAPAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE OF FREEDOM PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SLOCUM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$750.00
- FRIENDS OF SNOWMOBILING PACConnected PAC$700.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$550.00
- MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENBRIDGE-DCP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION Company pagePAC$500.00
- LLANO TEA PARTYConnected PAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE VICTORY FUNDPAC$450.00
- DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM AND SECURITYHybrid PAC$250.00
- AMERICAN STRENGTH PACConnected PAC$100.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John James$6,252,119.26
- Independent expenditures opposing John James$39,184,829.62
- Company and union communications to members about John James$37,319.60
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- SMPOpposing$34,386,430.00
- NEA ADVOCACY FUNDOpposing$1,509,171.00
- AMERICAS PACSupporting$1,301,407.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting$1,161,914.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)Supporting$735,645.00
- ESAFUNDSupporting$533,323.00
- BETTER FUTURE MI FUNDSupporting$465,000.00
- FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTION PACOpposing$402,716.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDOpposing$344,583.00
- MI PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$334,841.00
- UNITED WE CANOpposing$329,566.00
- WOMEN SPEAK OUT PACSupporting$223,213.00
The race
Michigan U.S. Senate, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John James (R) | $48,764,414.44 | $1,611,367.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| Gary Peters (D) | $50,113,274.67 | $1,770,272.68 | 2020-12-31 |
| Bob Carr (R) | $23,615.00 | $332.00 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Gary Peters 52% · John James 37% |
| Change Research/CNBC | October 29 – November 1, 2020 | 383 (LV) | ± 5.01% | Gary Peters 51% · John James 46% |
| Swayable | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 393 (LV) | ± 6.6% | Gary Peters 54% · John James 46% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 654 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Gary Peters 51% · John James 44% |
| Morning Consult | October 22–31, 2020 | 1,736 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Gary Peters 49% · John James 43% |
| Emerson College | October 29–30, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Gary Peters 52% · John James 46% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC..
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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