Contact
202-225-6831
Washington, DC Office
Priority Bill Status
About
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Elected: 2011 (8th term)
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Background: Physician, Freedom Caucus aligned
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District: District 4, Middle Tennessee, rural, includes Murfreesboro and Tullahoma
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District partisan lean (Cook PVI): R+42
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2024 House result: Scott DesJarlais (REP) 70.0% vs Victoria Isabel Broderick (DEM) 26.8%, margin +43.2 pp
Background and record
Background. Scott DesJarlais is a Republican (since 2011), a physician (active medical practice), and a South Dakota State University and Medical College of Wisconsin graduate. He represents central southern Tennessee.
Role in Congress. He sits on House Armed Services and Education and the Workforce.
Position on Ukraine. DesJarlais has voted yes on most Ukraine aid packages.
Strategic Read. Frame asks in terms of Armed Services Committee jurisdiction, his physician credibility on Russian targeting of Ukrainian medical infrastructure, his decade plus institutional credibility on bipartisan Russia policy continuity, and the central Tennessee defense industrial base constituency.
Ukraine Record
- Voting record on Ukraine bills: 82.1% pro-Ukraine (32 pro, 7 anti, on 39 clean votes)
- Voted against recent Ukraine aid packages
- No Ukraine focused bill sign ons
- Voting has shifted against aid since 2022
Advocacy Playbook
- The Ask: Sign onto the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine at zero cost to American taxpayers
- Why It Works: Russia pays not America, anti-oligarch asset seizure, sanctions enforcement, and Tennessee agricultural impact are the only frames he will consider
- Local Connection: You are a Tennessee farmer affected by global market disruption or part of the Arnold Air Force Base community
- Avoid: Leading with aid framing, blank check language, or NATO expansion
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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