JAMES, JOHN

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. Senate · Michigan · Statewide · Election 2020 · ChallengerS8MI00372

Overview

Raised: $0vs $134.6K 2023–2024
Spent: -$9,467vs $236.5K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $10.2Kvs $770 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

FEC candidate summary totals through Sep 30, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Nov 5, 2026 · Index refreshed: Nov 5, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Nov 5, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. Senate · Michigan · Statewide
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2020
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Principal campaign committee: JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC. (C00651208)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Largest itemized receipts

GROHNE, DAVID46% Democratic / 54% RepublicanDerived from contributions$5,600Jan 27, 2025
SCHROEDER, BRIANRepublicanDerived from contributions$5,500Jan 27, 2025
JOHNSEY, RONALDParty not classifiedUnclassified$5,200Jan 27, 2025
STEELBERG, RYANParty not classifiedUnclassified$5,000Jan 27, 2025
FRIEDMANN, PHILIP MParty not classifiedUnclassified

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures-$9,467

Largest operating payments

MATHEW, KEVIN ALEX-$33VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 12/05/2019 · Jan 27, 2025
HARBOR SPRINGS OUTDOORS CLUB-$75VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 03/11/2020 · Jan 27, 2025
MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE COALITION-$100VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 08/05/2020 · Jan 27, 2025
BORQUEZ, EVA-$259VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 02/05/2018 · Jan 27, 2025
GOVPREDICT, INC.-$1,000VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 02/27/2020 · Jan 27, 2025
ROCKBRIDGE STRATEGY, INC.-$8,000VOIDED PAYMENT - UNCASHED CHECK: ORIGINALLY ISSUED 08/24/2018 · Jan 27, 2025

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Payments are the principal committee's reported transactions, largest first.

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. Senate
State / district: Michigan · Statewide
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Election year: 2020
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 31525 FRANKLIN FAIRWAY ST · FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, 48334
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

CO-PILOT COMMITTEEC00688341 Joint fundraising participantJOHN JAMES FOR SENATE INCC00651208
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1333234Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
TAKE FLIGHT COMMITTEE, INC.C00749473 Joint fundraising participantJOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.C00651208
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1414660Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
JAMES VICTORY COMMITTEEC00753244 Joint fundraising participantJOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.C00651208
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1429131Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.C00651208 Authorized candidateJAMES, JOHNS8MI00372
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.C00651208 Connected organizationCO-PILOT COMMITTEEReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Contribution refunds: $0
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: Not reported

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash742461a93bee435d2a164929a9ca9549e163f2ac4fc44715ac0552b61981d692

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