Politician
Russell Fry
Republican · South Carolina · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2SC07280
Russell Fry (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race, $857K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.9M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
32%
$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$38K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina 7th District | $2.0M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | South Carolina 7th District | $1.5M | 32% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | South Carolina 7th District | $1.4M | 15% | $0 / $38K | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $545KTrade group $439KLeadership PAC $160KMembership $158KOther $121KSuper PAC $45KUnion $9K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$21K
- American Resort Development Association Resort Owners Coalition PAC (Arda-Roc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Duke Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Dukepac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Milliken & Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC (Aahoa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Grand Strand Pee Dee PACagainst $38K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 21 key votes where Russell Fry had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 17 times (81%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $157K$45K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $157K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $92K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $45K$57K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $121K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $19K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Russell Fry's 2026 campaign?
- Russell Fry (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race, $857K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Russell Fry?
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC ($11K), Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC ($10K), American Resort Development Association Resort Owners Coalition PAC (Arda-Roc PAC) ($10K), Duke Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Dukepac) ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Russell Fry raised across elections?
- $2.0M in 2026 (South Carolina 7th District), $1.5M in 2024 (South Carolina 7th District), $1.4M in 2022 (South Carolina 7th District).