Politician
Ralph W. Norman
Republican · South Carolina · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8SC05158
Ralph W. Norman (Republican) raised $398K for the 2024 South Carolina 5th District race, $231K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$2.3M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
37%
$872K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina 5th District | $398K | 58% | $0 / $0 | – | $398K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | South Carolina 5th District | $891K | 35% | $0 / $0 | $17K | $891K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | South Carolina 5th District | $1.0M | 32% | $6K / $0 | $33K | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Trade group $297KCorporate $231KLeadership PAC $82KOther $64KMembership $61KUnion $33KSuper PAC $7K
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$26K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$18K
- National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Manufactured Housing Institute PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Acpac Aca International Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade 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 24 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 18 times (75%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $48K | Present / not voting |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $93K$28K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $93K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $74K | Present / not voting |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $28K$58K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $48K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $4K | 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 | $28K$23K$58K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $23K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ralph W. Norman's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Mark PilandFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Ralph Norman; Chief of Staff/Leg. Director/Senior Leg. Asst./Leg. Correspondent - Rep. Jim Bridenstine; Intern - Rep. Raul Labrador
Now lobbies for Northrop Grumman Corporation · via The Artemis Group, LLC (oklahoma)
Riley CagleFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Ralph Norman; Intern, Rep. Dan Bishop; Intern, Rep. Don Bacon
Now lobbies for Consumer Brands Association (pka: Grocery Manufacturers Association)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ralph W. Norman's 2024 campaign?
- Ralph W. Norman (Republican) raised $398K for the 2024 South Carolina 5th District race, $231K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ralph W. Norman?
- National Apartment Association Political Action Committee ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm ($10K), Manufactured Housing Institute PAC ($10K), Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Ralph W. Norman raised across elections?
- $398K in 2024, $891K in 2022, $1.0M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.