South Carolina — 7th District

John Vincent

Supports working-class tax relief and small business growth

Vincent advocates for economic policies focused on supporting working families and small businesses, emphasizing targeted tax relief and reducing bureaucratic hurdles for entrepreneurs. He also promotes job creation through community college partnerships and investments in infrastructure.

• Champion tax relief targeted at working families
• Cut red tape and regulatory burdens for small businesses
• Invest in infrastructure and partner with community colleges for job training

“I'll champion tax relief for working families, support job creation through partnerships with community colleges, cut red tape for small businesses, invest in infrastructure, and work to make healthcare more affordable.”

Russell Fry

Supports permanent tax cuts and deregulation

Fry advocates for making the Trump tax cuts permanent and eliminating federal regulatory burdens on small businesses, farmers, and manufacturers. He also pledges to cut wasteful federal spending and has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

• Make the Trump tax cuts permanent for families and businesses
• Roll back federal regulatory burdens crushing small businesses and farmers
• Cut wasteful federal spending and rein in national debt

“Make the Trump tax cuts permanent so families and small businesses keep more of what they earn.”

John Vincent

Supports border security alongside immigration reform

Vincent supports strengthening border security measures while simultaneously creating a fair immigration system. He frames his approach as a common-sense solution to immigration challenges.

• Support increased border security resources
• Advocate for a fair and comprehensive immigration system

“support increased border security alongside a fair immigration system”

Russell Fry

Supports border wall completion and strict deportations

Fry supports completing the southern border wall, ending catch-and-release policies, and deporting criminal illegal aliens. In Congress, he voted for the Secure the Border Act and the Laken Riley Act, and voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Finish the border wall and increase resources for border agents
• End catch-and-release and deport criminal illegal aliens
• Voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) and the Laken Riley Act (S. 5)

“FINISH the wall and give border agents the resources and backup they need.”

John Vincent

Supports expanding VA healthcare and veteran benefits

As a 20-year Navy veteran and former Command Master Chief, Vincent focuses on enhancing VA healthcare services, expanding housing options, and increasing job training benefits. He also advocates for supporting veteran-owned businesses and military families.

• Improve VA healthcare quality and access
• Expand housing, education, and job training programs for veterans
• Support veteran-owned businesses and military family services

“As a Navy veteran, I'll fight to improve VA healthcare, expand veterans housing programs, enhance education and job training benefits, support veteran-owned businesses, and increase services for military families.”

Russell Fry

Supports VA accountability and military family support

Fry emphasizes guaranteeing top-tier healthcare and mental health resources for veterans while reforming the VA bureaucracy to eliminate processing delays. He also pledges support for military installations and families in South Carolina.

• Guarantee accessible top-tier healthcare and mental health support for veterans
• Hold the VA accountable to cut bureaucratic delays
• Support military installations and families in South Carolina

“Guarantee veterans accessible, top-tier healthcare, mental health support, and a smooth transition to civilian life.”

John Vincent

Supports financial transparency and ethics reform

Vincent supports strict financial transparency rules for federal spending, limiting special interest influence, and ending complex spending packages. He favors exploring reasonable term limit proposals while preserving voter choice.

• Strengthen spending disclosure requirements for all levels of government
• Support ethics reforms to limit special interest influence
• Explore reasonable term limits that do not restrict voter choice

“Financial transparency and government accountability are fundamental pillars of a functioning democracy and central to my campaign's message of 'Common Sense over Chaos.'”

Russell Fry

Supports term limits and stock trading bans

Fry champions congressional term limits and signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge. He advocates for banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and demanding oversight of federal agencies.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge to limit congressional tenure
• Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks
• Demand transparency and accountability from federal agencies

“Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and profiting off their offices.”

John Vincent

Supports FEMA funding and disaster preparedness

Vincent emphasizes natural disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience for coastal SC-07 communities. He criticizes opponent votes that defund critical FEMA programs.

• Invest in disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience for coastal areas
• Ensure proper funding and accountability for FEMA emergency response

“Climate-related challenges will require significant investments in disaster preparedness, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response capabilities.”

Russell Fry

Supports all-of-the-above energy independence

Fry advocates for an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy including oil, gas, and nuclear power while eliminating green energy mandates. In Congress, he voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act.

• Promote oil, gas, and nuclear energy production without green mandates
• Cut permitting red tape for energy infrastructure projects
• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1)

“Advance an 'all of the above' strategy — oil, gas, nuclear, and more — without the job-killing green mandates.”

John Vincent

Supports local farms and small business integration

Vincent includes supporting local farms alongside small businesses and schools as a main priority of his platform for SC-07.

• Integrate local farm support with small business economic initiatives
• Foster economic growth across rural district counties

“Jobs, Small Business, Farms, and Schools”

Russell Fry

Supports foreign farmland purchase bans and fair trade

Fry advocates for blocking China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. farmland. He also supports fair trade policies, reducing agricultural regulations, and investing in rural infrastructure and broadband.

• Block foreign adversaries from purchasing American farmland
• Promote fair trade policies for domestic agricultural producers
• Invest in rural infrastructure, healthcare, and broadband access

“BLOCK China and other foreign adversaries from buying up American farmland — especially near our military installations.”

John Vincent

Supports local public schools and technical training

Vincent emphasizes supporting local schools and expanding job creation through community college partnerships.

• Support public schools in local communities
• Expand job training partnerships with community colleges

“support job creation through partnerships with community colleges”

Russell Fry

Supports school choice and local parental control

Fry supports school choice policies where funding follows the student and advocates returning control over curriculum to parents and local communities. He also voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

• Champion school choice allowing funding to follow students
• Return educational control to parents and local communities
• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28)

“Champion school choice and let education dollars follow the student.”

Russell Fry

Supports confronting China and supply chain independence

Fry views the Chinese Communist Party as a primary national security threat and advocates for confronting it economically and technologically. He supports bringing critical supply chains back to the U.S. and maintaining military readiness.

• Confront Chinese Communist Party tech theft and espionage
• Repatriate critical manufacturing supply chains to the U.S.
• Prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring land near defense installations

“The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest long-term threat to America — economically, militarily, and technologically.”

Russell Fry

Supports Second Amendment and pro-life policies

Fry opposes new gun restrictions, supports uncompromising Second Amendment rights, and advocates for pro-life policies and religious freedom protection.

• Defend Second Amendment rights without compromise
• Protect freedom of religious expression
• Support pro-life measures

“Defend the Second Amendment without compromise.”