Which PACs gave the most to Darline Graham?

NRSC ($62K), Norpac ($27K), Leonardo Drs PAC ($15K), Boots Political Action Committee ($10K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K) in 2026.

Which super PACs spent on Darline Graham's race?

Government That Works PAC ($6.7M against), Security Is Strength PAC ($3.9M for), Fresh Start Sc PAC ($2.5M against) in 2026.

How much has Darline Graham raised across elections?

$6.9M in 2026, $108M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.

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Politician

Darline Graham

Republican · South Carolina · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S0SC00149

Darline Graham (Republican) raised $6.9M for the 2026 South Carolina Senate race, $739K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $14M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.

Raised, all cycles

$115M

2026, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$3.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$18M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$27M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2026	South Carolina Senate	$6.9M	11%	$12M / $14M	–	$32M	✗ Lost
2020	South Carolina Senate	$108M	2%	$6.1M / $14M	–	$127M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $1.5MSuper PAC $1.0MLeadership PAC $596KTrade group $524KOther $374KMembership $204KParty $107KUnion $13K

WinredSuper PAC$1.0M
NRSCParty$107K
NorpacOther$27K
To Protect Our Heritage PACOther$19K
Leonardo Drs PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Susan B Anthony List Inc. Candidate FundOtherLobbyist PAC$12K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
Boots Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Common Sense for America PACLeadership PAC$10K
Milliken & Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 20 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 16 times (80%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$147K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$14K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$61K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$142K	Present / not voting
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$14K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$142K$661K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$147K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$1.1M	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$3	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$3	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$142K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$661K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$661K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$3	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$142K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$14K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$3	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$29K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$35K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$51K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$142K$147K$661K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$51K	Yea · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)

On 4 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 3 times and with their constituents 1. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	84% support ±4South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$147K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	46% support ±6South Carolina · split · CES 2024 · related question	$61K Insurance wanted yea	NayVoters split
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	36% support ±6South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$142K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	Present / not votingDid not vote
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	73% support ±5South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$142K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$661K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	YeaWith voters
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	84% support ±4South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$147K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	59% support ±5South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$142K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$147K Pharma and health care wanted nay$661K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	86% support ±4South Carolina · wanted Yea · CES 2024	$51K Gun lobby wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Darline Graham's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Jennifer OlsonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Sen. Lindsey Graham (2005-2010); Legislative Assistant, Sen. Graham (2003-2005); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Kolbe (2001-2003)
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation, Bank Of America Corporation, Anheuser-Busch Companies, INC., Uber Technologies, INC. and 8 more · via Tiber Creek Group
Aleix JarvisFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Senator Lindsey Graham, Legislative Director, Congressman Lindsey Graham, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Lindsey Graham, Staff Assi…
Now lobbies for National Retail Federation, Apple INC., Unitedhealth Group, INC., American Hotel & Lodging Association and 8 more · via Fierce Government Relations, Tholos Government Relations
Courtney BriggsFormer congressional staff
Director of Legislative Correspondence, Sen. Lindsey Graham
Now lobbies for American Farm Bureau Fed
Andrew KingFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lindsey Graham; Projects and Appropriations Director, Sen. Lindsey Graham; Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Lindsey Graham
Now lobbies for Verizon · via Neale Creek, LLC
Martin HolmesFormer congressional staff
Deputy Counsel to the Vice President, Chief Counsel and Staff Director for Senate Judiciary Committee, Chief Counsel to Sen. Lindsey Graham, Counsel to Sen. …
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation · via Maynard Nexsen Pc

The revolving door, industry by 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 Darline Graham's 2026 campaign?: Darline Graham (Republican) raised $6.9M for the 2026 South Carolina Senate race, $739K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $14M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Darline Graham?: NRSC ($62K), Norpac ($27K), Leonardo Drs PAC ($15K), Boots Political Action Committee ($10K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K) in 2026.
Which super PACs spent on Darline Graham's race?: Government That Works PAC ($6.7M against), Security Is Strength PAC ($3.9M for), Fresh Start Sc PAC ($2.5M against) in 2026.
How much has Darline Graham raised across elections?: $6.9M in 2026, $108M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.