Paul Dans
Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$1.0M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Paul Dans is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,011,421 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Paul Dans is a lawyer and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina in the 2026 election. He served in the first Trump administration, including as chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management, and from 2022 to 2024 he directed Project 2025, a policy initiative at the Heritage Foundation. He challenged incumbent Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary, then ended his campaign on April 10, 2026, and endorsed Mark Lynch. His campaign committee reported total receipts of $1,011,421.12.
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$1.0M
Total raised
$565K
Total spent
$446K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-03-31 · Source: FEC