Johnson has large campaign surplus
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, enjoys a large campaign cash surplus with a bid for re-election coming next year.
Johnson had $1,236,679 in his fund as of June 30 after collecting $366,850 in the second quarter of this year.
Johnson, first elected to Congress in 2010, received $198,500 from political action committees and $168,260 from individual donors, with the rest of the $366,850 he raised in the second quarter from rebates and refunds.
Johnson received $5,000 maximum contributions in the second quarter from PACs representing the aluminum industry, chemistry council, American Crystal Sugar Co., Charter Communication, Comcast Corp., L3 Harris Technologies, Marathon Petroleum Corp., the internet and television association, Valero Energy Corp. and the operating engineers union.
He also received a $10,000 contribution — $5,000 for the 2024 primary and $5,000 for the general election — from Memorial Health System of Marietta.
Johnson spent $183,816 in the second quarter with his largest expenses being $68,321 to 814 Consulting for fundraising consulting and $22,500 to Ironclad Consulting Inc. of Hilliard, also for fundraising consulting.
Johnson reported in the second quarter a $1,413 travel expense at the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne, Fla., a $597 expense for a stay at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Canton and a $332 stay at a Hyatt Hotel at an unlisted location.
Through the first six months of this year, Johnson has raised $571,456 and spent $394,107.
Johnson had $1,236,679 in his campaign fund as of June 30, which included carryover from previous elections.
Johnson’s solid Republican district includes all of Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Carroll, Mahoning, Columbiana, Monroe, Noble and Washington counties and portions of Stark and Tuscarawas counties.




