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Who funds Ralph W. Norman Jr.?

South Carolina U.S. House District 5RepublicanFiled as incumbentFEC H8SC05158
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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 (H8SC05158) 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 W. Norman Jr.FEC filing: Ralph W. Norman Jr. · H8SC05158 ↗
Raised
$101K
Spent
$610K
Cash on hand
$85K
  • Individuals 12% $13K
  • PACs & other committees 63% $64K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 7% $7,000
  • Other receipts 18% $18K

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

Outside groups: $258 supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $258

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETrade association PAC · Aca International $10K
  2. STAND FOR AMERICA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  3. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $5,020
  4. ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)Trade association PAC · Asian American Hotel Owners Association $5,000
  5. LEAD ENCOURAGE ELECT PACLeadership PAC of Mike Lee $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives

43% from South Carolina · 57% from elsewhere

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

61% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. South Carolina $5,000
  2. Texas $3,500
  3. Tennessee $1,000
  4. Virginia $1,000
  5. District of Columbia $750
  6. Pennsylvania $500

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $5,200. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $6,550, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Itemized gifts dated Jan 9, 2025 to Jul 14, 2025, net of refunds (15 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.

No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Ralph W. Norman Jr.. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.

Where it went.

Where the money went $273K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $273K of the $610K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 2, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 3% $7,408
  • Consultants & strategy 12% $31K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 18% $48K
  • Polling, research & data 16% $45K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.7% $2,007
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,671
  • Legal & compliance 39% $107K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 5% $13K
  • Other or unclassified 6% $16K

Largest payees

  1. CHALMERS, ADAMS, BACKER & KAUFMAN, LLC $46K
  2. PAC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC $32K
  3. RIVET STRATEGIES LLC $30K
  4. JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES $28K
  5. CMN CONSULTING LLC $23K

Paid to individuals: $3,924, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (111 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.