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WHERE

Where do Russell Fry's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$1.5M
Total spent
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$561K

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$988K(65%)
  • PACs$491K(32%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$40(0%)
  • Other receipts$33K(2%)

Top industries

Of $203K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • General Business$66K
  • Transportation$36K
  • Finance & Real Estate$23K
  • Construction & Building$17K
  • Agriculture & Food$17K

An additional $571Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

Moderate confidence

Data through May 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [58]

Russell Fry (Republican-SC) voted on 58 bills. He received $1,661,860.28 in donations. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the Energy/Natural Resources sector and Fry's voting record. He voted yea on 76.7% of bills related to this sector. He received $45,500 from this sector. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector and Fry's voting record. He voted yea on 68.8% of bills related to this sector. He received $38,500 from this sector. We cannot compare Fry to other legislators yet. We also cannot determine an overall alignment pattern.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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