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Who funds Ralph Norman?

South Carolina U.S. SenateRepublicanFiled as challengerFEC S6SC04445
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Ralph Norman

In the U.S. House (SC-5) since 2017 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Budget, Financial Services, Rules · 3 subcommittees
  • 25 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 6 committees reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6SC04445) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

Ralph NormanFEC filing: Ralph Norman · S6SC04445 ↗
Raised
$3.2M
Spent
$3.1M
Cash on hand
$52K
Debts
$2.0M
  • Individuals 30% $950K
  • PACs & other committees 2% $59K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 66% $2.1M
  • Other receipts 2% $67K

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

Outside groups: $119K supporting · $1.0M opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $73K
  2. PALMETTO FIRST PACSuper PAC $14K
  3. TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $14K
  4. SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $12K
  5. COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $4,584

Biggest spenders opposing

  1. INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $1.0M

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACMembership group PAC · The National Association For Gun Rights $10K
  2. LETS GET TO WORK PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
  3. STAND FOR AMERICA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  4. CPAC ACTION PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $5,000
  5. NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACUnion PAC · National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives $950K from individuals

6% in small-dollar gifts

$53K of $950K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

The itemized gifts below add up to $483K of the $897K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 5, 2026 for this campaign.

76% from South Carolina · 24% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

79% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. South Carolina $366K
  2. North Carolina $50K
  3. Florida $25K
  4. Texas $7,500
  5. California $7,250
  6. Wyoming $7,143
  7. Georgia $3,643
  8. Kansas $3,500

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $235K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $249K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 18, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026, net of refunds (273 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

Outside spending including late reports: $483K for / $6.0M against · $0 in the final two weeks

That is $5.4M more than the $1.1M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.

$21K of the $5.5M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.

What it bought, per the late reports

  • TV, radio & streaming TV 19% $1.1M
  • Digital ads 9% $470K
  • Ads, medium not stated 63% $3.5M
  • Mail, print & signs 6% $311K
  • Phones & texts 3% $174K
  • Ad production 0.7% $39K
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $4,584

Largest late spenders for

  1. PALMETTO FIRST PAC $393K
  2. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $73K
  3. GUN RIGHTS AMERICA $21K
  4. TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND $14K
  5. SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND $12K

Largest late spenders against

  1. PALMETTO ACTION $3.2M
  2. SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC $1.7M
  3. PALMETTO LEADERSHIP FUND $52K
  4. HOLD THE LINE PAC $38K

Latest dissemination on these reports: August 26, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (60 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Where it went.

Where the money went $698K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $698K of the $3.1M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 5, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 96% $669K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 3% $18K
  • Office, technology & overhead <0.1% $75
  • Legal & compliance 2% $10K

Largest payees

  1. SRCP MEDIA $541K
  2. ART AND COPY PARTNERS LLC $119K
  3. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $12K
  4. SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY $10K
  5. VISION PRINTING AND GRAPHICS $8,226

Payments dated Jul 17, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (26 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.