2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Russell Fry?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Russell Fry
In the U.S. House (SC-7) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Energy and Commerce, Judiciary · 5 subcommittees
- 237 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6SC04403) 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.
- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- Cash on hand
- $2,268
- Individuals 76% $1.1M
- PACs & other committees 7% $102K
- Other receipts 17% $253K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $548K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- PALMETTO LEADERSHIP FUND $369K
- ANTI-WOKE FUND $179K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS $5,000
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $1.1M from individuals
1% in small-dollar gifts
$12K of $1.1M 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 $474K of the $1.1M the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026 for this campaign.
80% from South Carolina · 20% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
5% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- South Carolina $378K
- Virginia $38K
- District of Columbia $29K
- Maryland $8,500
- North Carolina $8,500
- Florida $7,500
- Wisconsin $3,500
- Hawaii $500
Top employers named by donors
- MYRTLE BEACH CHRYSLER JEEP $14K
- TODD STRATEGY GROUP $11K
- BGR $7,000
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $114K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $328K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (196 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: $1.1M for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $561K more than the $548K 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.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 86% $1.1M
- Mail, print & signs 14% $179K
Largest late spenders for
- PALMETTO LEADERSHIP FUND $1.1M
- ANTI-WOKE FUND $179K
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 7, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (8 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 $10K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $10K of the $1.5M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.
- Legal & compliance 100% $10K
Largest payees
- SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY $10K
Payments dated Jul 22, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1 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.
- Annie AndrewsDemocrat · $24M raised · $160K outside
- Mark LynchRepublican · $5.9M raised · $5.7M outside
- Ralph NormanRepublican · $3.2M raised · $1.1M outside
- Lindsey O. GrahamRepublican · $3.0M raised · $2.1M outside
- Darline GrahamRepublican · $1.2M raised · $2.7M outside
- Paul DansRepublican · $1.1M raised
- Lee JohnsonDemocrat · $569K raised
- Marshall C SanfordRepublican · $355K raised
- Andre BauerRepublican · $216K raised
- Brandon BrownDemocrat · $86K raised
- Kyle Odonnell FreemanDemocrat · $44K raised
- Kasie WhitenerLibertarian · $28K raised
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.