Norman, Ralph

Norman, Ralph is a Republican Representative representing South Carolina, District 5. They serve on 3 committees, including House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Rules and House Committee on the Budget.

They have raised $88K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is misc business, contributing $3K. Organizations spend $971.7 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and financial/banking. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They vote in most roll calls, participating in 92% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 46 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 3 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $9.0 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $2K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and stock trading disclosures.