Politician
Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2SC07066
Tom Rice (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race, $856K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.4M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
60%
$856K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
60% of Tom Rice's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina 7th District | $1.4M | 60% | $5K / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $415KTrade group $252KOther $80KMembership $69KLeadership PAC $19KSuper PAC $11KUnion $3K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nucor Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Automotive Free International Trade PACSuper PAC$10K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Powerpac of the Edison Electric InstituteTrade groupLobbyist 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 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 5 times (100%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $22K$93K$65K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $93K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 1 of 3 key votes (33%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 1 time and with their constituents 0. 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.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 54% support ±13SC-07 · split · CES 2022 | $22K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$93K Pharma and health care wanted nay$65K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 62% support ±13SC-07 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±4South Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 89% support ±8SC-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $93K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 93% support ±3South Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
1 reported transactions, with volume $100K–$250K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 0 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- buyUS Treasury Bill2022-09-19 · government bond$100K–$250K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Tom Rice's 2020 campaign?
- Tom Rice (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race, $856K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tom Rice?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Tom Rice's race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($5K for) in 2020.