Super PAC · MD

Palmetto Leadership Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00956425.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

95% of the $1.1M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 5%Helps Republicans 95%

Backs

  1. Russell FryRepublican$1.1M

Spends against

  1. Ralph NormanRepublican$52K

Run by Donald Moore (treasurer) More

Biggest funders FRY for Congress $500K · MPD Electric Cooperative Inc $36K More

On the record

Type
Super PAC1
Based in
Bethesda, MD1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Donald Moore1

Who funds it

It reported raising $536K: $36K from individuals and $500K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

FRY for CongressCandidate's campaign1 gift$500,000
MPD Electric Cooperative IncCompany or group1 gift$36,000

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through July 22, 2026.2

Raised$536K
Spent$369K
Cash on hand$167K
Outside spending to July 22$369K
  • From individuals $36K
  • From other committees $500K

Outside spending in races

Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to August 10, 2026, later than the summary above.3

Spent to help: $1.1M

Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$1,061,346

Spent to oppose: $52K

Ralph Norman RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Carolina (2026)$51,867

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Palmetto Leadership Fund (C00956425)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00956425/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Palmetto Leadership Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00956425/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through July 22, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: independent expenditures by Palmetto Leadership Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00956425&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026