Russell Fry

Republican · SC U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023

Roles held

Years as candidate

2026

2026 General Election →

role U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district since 2023
role Represented the 106th District in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023
role First elected to Congress in 2022 after defeating incumbent Tom Rice in the Republican primary
background Lawyer by profession
background Born January 31, 1985

Issue positions (4)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
Labor & WagesFull support from votes
Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House SC-07 · 2026 General Election

$1,720,803 raised
$1,243,169 spent
$1,038,817 cash on hand

	$1.72M
	$1.47M
	$774.35K
Itemized (≥ $200)	$685.67K
Unitemized (< $200)	$88.68K
Party committees	$250.00
Other committees (PACs)	$697.66K
Transfers from other committees	$238.67K
Offsets to expenditures	$52.69
Other receipts	$9.82K
	$1.24M
Operating expenditures	$1.08M
Contribution refunds	$20.27K
Other disbursements	$137.99K
Cash on hand	$1.04M
Debts owed by committee	$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Russell Fry campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
2022	$1,428,233	$1,218,495	$209,738
2024	$1,511,710	$1,160,265	$561,183
2026	$1,720,803	$1,243,169	$1,038,817

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $50,562 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

Employer not reported $124,150
ENVIROSEP $13,300
TUCKER LUMBER COMPANY $11,700
BURR FORMAN $9,635
SILVER COMPANIES $9,100
MARLBORO ELECTIC CO-OP & MARLBORO DEVE $7,500
COASTAL CAROLINA PLASTIC SURGERY, INC. $6,802
BEACH FORD $6,735
P.I. HOLDINGS $6,600
WOLVERINE BRASS INC. $6,600

Documented relationships

Documented facts about Fry, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

YeaH.R. 10170, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment ActEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-10170-119
Did not voteH.R. 10163, the American Quantum Competitiveness ActEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-10163-119
YeaH.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution ActEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-7502-119
YeaH.R. 9385, PROTECT USA Act of 2026Energy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-9385-119
YeaH.R. 10152, Open-Source AI Leadership ActEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-10152-119
Did not voteH.R. 6207, Chip EQUIP ActEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-6207-119
Did not voteH.R. 10158, Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026Energy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-10158-119
Did not voteH.R. 7945, Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026Energy and Commerce CommitteeSep 16, 2026hr-7945-119

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.