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Real Data

State Ethics Commission·2000-2023Current·Sources: Accountability Project

Source
$277.8M

Contributions

$302.6M

Expenditures

300

Committees

1,128,390

Records

$375

Avg. Contribution

109%

Exp/Contrib Ratio

Contributions by Type

other100%

Contributions by Party

Other100%

Top 10 donors account for 4.0% of all contributions

$11,090,722.11 out of $277,828,606.44 total

Contributions & Expenditures Over Time

2000-2023

Top Donors

20 donors tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
JOHN WARRENIndiv
$3.4M56
1.2%
2
TOM ERVINIndiv
$1.8M52
0.7%
3
FRANK WILLISIndiv
$1.1M6
0.4%
4
CURTIS LOFTISIndiv
$756.3K44
0.3%
5
MATTHEW RICHARDSONIndiv
$737.6K209
0.3%
6
UNITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONSOrg
$704.7K968
0.3%
7
LAWRENCE RICHTERIndiv
$645.6K7
0.2%
8
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTYCmte
$641.5K26
0.2%
9
BEGINNING BALANCE CORRECTIONIndiv
$623.2K30
0.2%
10
ROBERT LIVINGSTONIndiv
$611.5K50
0.2%
11
DICK HARPOOTLIANIndiv
$530.7K22
0.2%
12
MARGUERITE WILLISIndiv
$529.9K118
0.2%
13
TODD ATWATERIndiv
$527.6K29
0.2%
14
KEVIN & ANN BRYANTIndiv
$514.7K6
0.2%
15
PAT MCKINNEYIndiv
$497.4K175
0.2%
16
FRIENDS OF FARM BUREAUGovt
$468.5K676
0.2%
17
SC SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUSCmte
$454.7K96
0.2%
18
DICK ELLIOTTIndiv
$438.5K5
0.2%
19
SC REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECmte
$359K380
0.1%
20
GRAND STRAND STATEWIDE PACCmte
$352.6K522
0.1%

Top Recipients

10 recipients tracked

#Name OfficeTotal Count Share
1
HENRY MCMASTERIndiv
—$20.6M34,105
7.4%
2
NIKKI HALEYIndiv
—$12.5M27,230
4.5%
3
VINCENT SHEHEENIndiv
—$8.2M23,741
3.0%
4
MICHAEL WILSONIndiv
—$5.6M4,549
2.0%
5
JOHN WARREN JR.Indiv
—$4.2M1,304
1.5%
6
CATHERINE BRAWLEY TEMPLETONIndiv
—$3.8M4,395
1.4%
7
JOSEPH CUNNINGHAMIndiv
—$3.7M39,674
1.3%
8
JAMES SMITH JRIndiv
—$3.2M17,793
1.1%
9
GRESHAM BARRETTIndiv
—$3.2M6,211
1.1%
10
JOHN TECKLENBURGIndiv
—$2.9M6,906
1.1%

Top Expenditure Payees

20 payees tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
RED SEA, LLCOrg
$7.8M61
2.6%
2
STARBOARD COMMUNICATIONSCmte
$7.3M1,423
2.4%
3
BUYING TIME, LLCOrg
$4.6M31
1.5%
4
TARGET ENTERPRISESOrg
$4.5M16
1.5%
5
NATIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH PLANNING/PLACEMENTOrg
$3.9M7
1.3%
6
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATESOrg
$3.7M42
1.2%
7
UPT STRATEGIESIndiv
$2.7M675
0.9%
8
VICTORY ENTERPRISESCmte
$2.7M323
0.9%
9
ON THE MARKIndiv
$2.4M495
0.8%
10
GMMBIndiv
$2.4M16
0.8%
11
CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONSIndiv
$2.2M36
0.7%
12
SMART MEDIA GROUPOrg
$2.1M14
0.7%
13
ARTHUR STATE BANKOrg
$2M155
0.7%
14
FIRST TUESDAY STRATEGIESIndiv
$1.9M392
0.6%
15
SADLER STRATEGIC MEDIAIndiv
$1.8M4
0.6%
16
VELVETEXIndiv
$1.6M1,269
0.5%
17
RICHARD QUINN & ASSOCIATESOrg
$1.6M164
0.5%
18
STARBOARD COMMUNICATIONS AGENCYGovt
$1.6M301
0.5%
19
SC REPUBLICAN PARTYCmte
$1.5M1,121
0.5%
20
CAMPAIGN SERVICESCmte
$1.5M258
0.5%
Sources: accountability_project · Last updated: 2026-03-01