Overview
Poliscope ↗$24.6M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$2
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
+ $419K in 24/48-hour notices
84%
Small-dollar share
3%
In-state share
8
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $21.0M raised through Jul 18, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
James Michael Johnson is a Republican Representative from LA (District 04). Johnson's campaign has raised $21.0 million from 13,654 donors. Funding includes 84.3% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 3.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include ENTREPRENEUR, DISABLED, WINGED KEEL GROUP. Campaign committees include MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA.
Backed byProvisional
Paul Singer
- Paul Singer gave $7,000 (2026)
AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $18,396 (2024)
The NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $9,900 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $9,900 (2024)
Industry moneyProvisional
Gambling
- MGM Resorts PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
Union PAC
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Records
Mostly out-of-state money
- 97% of itemized money from out of state
Small-dollar funded
- 84% small-dollar
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Money
Poliscope ↗$24.6M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$12.3M
From individuals
$3.87M unitemized
$1.81M
From PACs
13,654
Donors
avg $16
7%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2016 670 donors$1.20M
- 2018 522 donors$1.22M
- 2020 585 donors$1.32M
- 2022 451 donors$1.37M
- 2024 10,672 donors$19.9M
- 2026 13,962 donors$21.0M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 441,179 gifts · 79%$7.46M
- $200-$499 1,152 gifts · 4%$402K
- $500-$999 468 gifts · 3%$313K
- $1,000-$2,899 379 gifts · 5%$483K
- $2,900+ 182 gifts · 9%$843K
- Refunds / negative records 42,168 gifts$-1.17M
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- ENTREPRENEUR 878 gifts$13K
- DISABLED 1,071 gifts$12K
- WINGED KEEL GROUP 7 gifts$10K
- NU CYBERTEK INC. 786 gifts$9K
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC 2 gifts$8K
- TRAFFICADE SERVICE 21 gifts$7K
- NGC 241 gifts$7K
- BGE, INC. 1 gifts$7K
- CDL A 1 gifts$7K
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1 gifts$7K
- FREEDOM MORTGAGE 1 gifts$7K
- GUIDA SURVEYING INC. 1 gifts$7K
- INTERSTEEL CORPORATION 2 gifts$7K
- MS CONSULTANTS, INC. 1 gifts$7K
- ORO CAPITAL ADVISORS 1 gifts$7K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- ENTREPRENEUR 23 donors · 878 gifts$13K
- DISABLED 11 donors · 1,071 gifts$12K
- WINGED KEEL GROUP 4 donors · 7 gifts$10K
- NU CYBERTEK INC. 3 donors · 786 gifts$9K
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC 2 donors · 2 gifts$8K
- TRAFFICADE SERVICE 1 donors · 21 gifts$7K
- NGC 2 donors · 241 gifts$7K
- BGE, INC. 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- CDL A 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- FREEDOM MORTGAGE 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- GUIDA SURVEYING INC. 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- INTERSTEEL CORPORATION 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- MS CONSULTANTS, INC. 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
- ORO CAPITAL ADVISORS 1 donors · 1 gifts$7K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGER, PAUL T. MR. | individual | NY | $10,000 | — | 2 |
| FINGER, PAUL T. | individual | NY | $8,500 | — | 2 |
| NEEDLEMAN, NANCY | individual | FL | $7,935 | — | 192 |
| MILLER, PATRICIA | individual | FL | $7,581 | — | 791 |
| JOHNSON, DENNIS | individual | AZ | $7,423 | — | 21 |
| CARROLL, RICHARD | individual | TX | $7,245 | — | 27 |
| ANDREWS, DUANE | individual | VA | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| LENNARD, LEE | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| WOLDENBERG, MOISES | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LAVIN, STEVEN | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| BENDER, SCOTT | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| PETERSON, MICHAEL A. | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| CRAWFORD, JOHN | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ROBINSON, RUSS | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| SINGER, PAUL | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND | VA | $1,000,000 | 6 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | DC | $42,950 | 15 |
| VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 1 |
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) | WA | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MD | $10,000 | 3 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CT | $10,000 | 2 |
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- TX 13%$1.24M
- CA 12%$1.18M
- FL 11%$1.05M
- VA 4%$365K
- GA 4%$338K
- NY 4%$336K
- LA 3% · home state$289K
- IL 3%$261K
- AZ 3%$242K
- NC 2%$231K
- OH 2%$223K
- MI 2%$219K
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA: $7.60M across 666 operating expenditures, Jan 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC | VA | digital fundraising/digital ads · digital media/digital fundraising · digital fundraising | $4,189,962 | 14 |
| STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES LLC | DC | travel | $1,128,239 | 13 |
| WINRED | VA | earmark fees | $480,571 | 5 |
| CMDI | VA | data management | $362,411 | 30 |
| LEX POLITICA PLLC | TX | legal fees | $212,566 | 10 |
| GIDLEY, JOHN HOGAN | VA | strategic consulting · see memos | $180,939 | 16 |
| CONVERT DIGITAL LLC | VA | digital advertising | $151,814 | 1 |
| RAGNAR RESEARCH PARTNERS LLC | DC | campaign research | $124,500 | 2 |
| THE POLITICAL FIRM LLC | LA | strategic consulting · signage | $95,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS | TX | see memos | $67,051 | 15 |
| CONGRESSIONAL INSTITUTE | VA | meeting expense · production costs | $65,825 | 3 |
| REPUBLIC STRATEGIES | DC | fundraising consulting | $51,596 | 1 |
By stated purpose
- digital fundraising/digital ads 6 payments$1.81M
- travel 168 payments$1.18M
- digital media/digital fundraising 3 payments$1.03M
- digital fundraising 3 payments$876K
- digital advertising 3 payments$634K
- earmark fees 9 payments$507K
- data management 30 payments$362K
- legal fees 13 payments$263K
- strategic consulting 34 payments$244K
- campaign research 16 payments$167K
- see memos 76 payments$123K
- signage 1 payments$85K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851 | Support | $2 1 filing | — |
Since the latest regular reports
Reported in 24/48-hour notices; may overlap periodic reports. Late spending is reported in 24- and 48-hour notices before it appears in a regular report; these amounts are shown separately and are not included in the totals above.
| Spender | Stance | In notices | Dated after |
|---|---|---|---|
| A REAL BOTTOM LINE PAC C00958124 | Oppose | $419K 24 notices, latest Oct 23, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA | C00608695 | H / P | principal | $22.4M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: ENTREPRENEUR, DISABLED, WINGED KEEL GROUP, NU CYBERTEK INC., LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC. 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 | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $21.0M |
| 2024 | House | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $19.9M |
| 2022 | House | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $1.37M |
| 2020 | House | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $1.32M |
| 2018 | House | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $1.22M |
| 2016 | House | LA | 04 | H6LA04138 | $1.20M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.