U.S. House candidate · South Carolina 7th District
Russell Fry
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.72M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
1%
Small-dollar share
61%
In-state share
5
Flags
Russell Fry is a Republican Representative from SC (District 07). Fry has run for House and Senate office across 4 campaign cycles. Fry's campaign has raised $1.7 million from 394 donors. Funding includes 1.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 54.8% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate. Campaign committees include FRY FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $3,750 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,250 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,010 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,500 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.72M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$774K
From individuals
$89K unitemized
$698K
From PACs
394
Donors
avg $930
42%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2022 867 donors$1.43M
- 2024 666 donors$1.51M
- 2026 617 donors$1.72M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 251 gifts · 1%$10K
- $200-$499 56 gifts · 2%$15K
- $500-$999 124 gifts · 10%$67K
- $1,000-$2,899 202 gifts · 42%$285K
- $2,900+ 87 gifts · 45%$305K
- Refunds / negative records 13 gifts$-17K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 30 gifts$30K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 23 gifts$25K
- Real Estate 13 gifts$24K
- Construction 13 gifts$17K
- Finance & Investment 8 gifts$8K
- Energy & Natural Resources 2 gifts$7K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 6 gifts$6K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 3 gifts$6K
- Insurance 3 gifts$4K
- Manufacturing 3 gifts$3K
- Agriculture 2 gifts$1K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$750
- Transportation 2 gifts$560
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$475
- Education 1 gifts$400
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDOWELL, TIFFANEY | individual | SC | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| ORLOWSKI, DIANE | individual | SC | $7,805 | — | 11 |
| GALE, ROBERT E. III | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| TILLEY, ROSE M | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FLEMING, LEAH M | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SILVER, DEBORAH | individual | ID | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BOYCE, AUSTIN | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| JAY FAISON | individual | NC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SILVER, LARRY | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| VALLARINO, MARY EMILY J | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| EDWARD LEVY | individual | MI | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BRODIE, T FURMAN | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ARNOLD, JOHN | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MILLER, LORI A | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SILVER, SPENCER | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC | VA | $10,000 | 12 |
| AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC | KY | $10,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| C00894717 | — | $10,000 | 3 |
| FIGHT ON PAC | IA | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CT | $10,000 | 3 |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC | VA | $9,000 | 6 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC | WA | $8,500 | 4 |
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $8,500 | 5 |
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $8,500 | 5 |
Where the money comes from
- SC 61% · home state$416K
- DC 8%$52K
- FL 7%$48K
- VA 5%$36K
- NC 3%$23K
- CA 3%$21K
- TX 2%$15K
- MD 2%$14K
- NY 2%$11K
- MI 1%$8K
- GA 1%$7K
- WY 1%$7K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,269 roll calls on record: 522 yea, 150 nay, 9 not voting.
798 of 798
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2555 | Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Education | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 1497 | Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1451 | Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 8781 | Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Education | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 2004 | Tyler’s Law | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9098 | Congressional Records Protection Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 5880 | Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 7651 | Chloe Cole Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Law | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 5549 | Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 9667 | Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 6835 | Veterans STAND Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 4238 | DLARA | cosponsor | Commerce | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRY FOR CONGRESS | C00786657 | H / P | principal | $4.08M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | https://fry.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-9895 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://fry.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-9895 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Apr 1, 2024 – Apr 8, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Construction, Finance & Investment. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | SC | 07 | H2SC07280 | $1.72M |
| 2026 | Senate | SC | — | S6SC04403 | $495K |
| 2024 | House | SC | 07 | H2SC07280 | $1.51M |
| 2022 | House | SC | 07 | H2SC07280 | $1.43M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.