# South Carolina congressional campaign contributions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-campaign-contributions/764266>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-campaign-contributions/764266 "2016-08-28T12:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-campaign-contributions/764266/1 "2016-08-28T12:59:35Z")

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In the state of South Carolina, how much am I allowed to contribute to my local congressman’s election?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-campaign-contributions/764266/2 "2016-08-28T22:54:08Z")

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The US Congress is a Federal, not local office. So per the Supreme Court’s stupid decision in _McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission_, there is no limit on contributions to your US Congressional Senator or Representative.

If you meant your local SC Legislator, you can contribute $3,500 for the Primary election and another $3,500 for the General election ($7,000 total).