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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $7,007 (range $7,007–$105,000); 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, SC-7: $59,582 (±$1,132); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

10% of the SC-7 median

Median household income, SC-7 $59,582

Russell Fry, reported assets (low end) $7,007

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (House, 2025)+2 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on H.R. 21, the born-alive infant care bill (House, 2025)+1 earlier GunsNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Free speechProtects itvoted YES on H.R. 140, the platform-speech bill (House, 2023)TaxesNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on H.R. 1, the energy-production bill (House, 2023)Crime & policingNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights (House, 2023)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About Russell Fry

Age: 41 (born Jan 31, 1985)source
Born in: Surfside Beach, South Carolinasource
Years in office: U.S. House since Jan 3, 2023 · 3 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: nothing found

Russell Fry, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., was born in Surfside Beach, S.C., and is a lawyer. He currently serves as U.S. Representative for SC-7.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

Fight to lock in the America First agenda: secure borders, lower costs, energy dominance, and a government accountable to the people. russellfrysc.com
FINISH the wall and give border agents the resources and backup they need. russellfrysc.com
STRENGTHEN immigration law, END catch-and-release, and DEPORT criminal illegal aliens. russellfrysc.com
Make the Trump tax cuts permanent so families and small businesses keep more of what they earn. russellfrysc.com

Their site lists more. russellfrysc.com

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · SC-7 · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Russell Fry · Reported assets, 2025 House disclosure (lower bound) · At least $7,007 (range $7,007–$105,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Russell Fry: 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Russell Fry	At least $7,007 (range $7,007–$105,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

House Committee on the Judiciary — Member
Subcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement — Member
Subcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet — Member
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Member
Subcommittee: Energy — Member
Subcommittee: Communications and Technology — Member
Subcommittee: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$291,510 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPAY$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,010
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Stock trading

H.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act
What this was: Bans members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from buying individual stocks. Sales require public notice 7–14 days ahead. Not a full forced sell-off. Passed the House 232–198.
House · 2026
Purchase / reporting restriction. Not a full divestiture. Passed 232–198, July 22, 2026.
Yea
Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 27 since 2015. 3 became law. 4 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

H.R. 4323 (119th Congress) — Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Became law Jan 23, 2026 (Public Law 119-73) · Official record ↗
H.R. 4593 (119th Congress) — SHOWER Act
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead.
Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Passed House Jan 13, 2026 · Official record ↗
H.R. 4371 (119th Congress) — Kayla Hamilton Act
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · Passed House Dec 16, 2025 · Official record ↗
H.R. 2255 (119th Congress) — Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Passed House May 15, 2025 · Official record ↗
H.R. 6188 (118th Congress) — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the "Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building".
Introduced Nov 2, 2023 · Became law Jan 2, 2025 (Public Law 118-219) · Official record ↗
H.R. 5536 (118th Congress) — Grant Transparency Act of 2023
To require transparency in notices of funding opportunity, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 18, 2023 · Became law Dec 11, 2024 (Public Law 118-140) · Official record ↗
H.R. 3091 (118th Congress) — Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 5, 2023 · Passed House May 17, 2023 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Free Speech & CensorshipSupportedNo flipFewer content restrictions / anti-censorship
Taxes, Spending & DebtNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Districts would have to show parents the curriculum, library list, and budget.

Votes with own party

100% of the time — 8 of 8 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.