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 through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$1.4M
2020
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 organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| 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 $420KTrade group $253KOther $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.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 5 key votes where Tom Rice had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (100%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $22K | 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 organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
1 stock trades, worth $100K–$250K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 0 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- buyUS Treasury Bill I P O Yes No C S2022-09-19 · 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 through 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.