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U.S. House District 5
2026 South Carolina U.S. House — District 5 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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South Carolina State Election Commission — Candidate Tracking System
11/3/2026 Statewide General Election
Candidate: Mallory Dittmer
Party: Democratic
Office: U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Status: Active
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FEC committee ID: C00918177
FEC committee name: DITTMER FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://dittmerforcongress.com/
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I was born and raised in the Midwest where I traded time between two loving homes: my mother’s in a bustling Chicago suburb and my father’s on my grandfather’s farm in southern Indiana.
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I was born and raised in the Midwest where I traded time between two loving homes: my mother’s in a bustling Chicago suburb and my father’s on my grandfather’s farm in southern Indiana.
I spent 15 years building profitable partnerships with leading American fashion brands like Kate Spade and Coach, and built a reputation for being a trusted leader and a tough negotiator with a talent for solving difficult problems with win-win solutions.
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I spent 15 years building profitable partnerships with leading American fashion brands like Kate Spade and Coach, and built a reputation for being a trusted leader and a tough negotiator with a talent for solving difficult problems with win-win solutions.
A Proud Teacher’s Wife, Baseball Mom, & Dance Mom
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A Proud Teacher’s Wife, Baseball Mom, & Dance Mom
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Affordability isn’t about ideology — it’s about whether families can pay the bills, raise kids, and plan for the future. Politicians who politicize paying the bills have no place in Congress. I’ll focus on practical solutions that lower everyday costs, grow good-paying jobs, and reward hard work.
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Affordability isn’t about ideology — it’s about whether families can pay the bills, raise kids, and plan for the future. Politicians who politicize paying the bills have no place in Congress. I’ll focus on practical solutions that lower everyday costs, grow good-paying jobs, and reward hard work.
Health care should work for patients, not insurance companies or corporate shareholders. I’ll focus on lowering costs, expanding access — especially in rural communities — and ensuring care decisions are made by patients and doctors, not politicians.
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Health care should work for patients, not insurance companies or corporate shareholders. I’ll focus on lowering costs, expanding access — especially in rural communities — and ensuring care decisions are made by patients and doctors, not politicians.
South Carolina’s public education system consistently ranks in the bottom 10 nationally. This is widely due to inadequate state funding and a state legislature more focused on culture wars than reading scores. As a result, our kids are falling behind in math (#41), reading (#39), and college admissions testing (#47 in median ACT scores). I’ll fight to fully fund our public schools, support educators, and keep political culture wars out of the classroom.
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South Carolina’s public education system consistently ranks in the bottom 10 nationally. This is widely due to inadequate state funding and a state legislature more focused on culture wars than reading scores. As a result, our kids are falling behind in math (#41), reading (#39), and college admissions testing (#47 in median ACT scores). I’ll fight to fully fund our public schools, support educators, and keep political culture wars out of the classroom.
When elected to Congress, I will fight to create safer communities by diving into factual, unbiased data, identifying preventable harm, introducing bipartisan-backed safety bills, holding wrongdoers accountable, and fighting for federal funding to support programming in SC-05 to enact proactive public safety reform in our communities.
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When elected to Congress, I will fight to create safer communities by diving into factual, unbiased data, identifying preventable harm, introducing bipartisan-backed safety bills, holding wrongdoers accountable, and fighting for federal funding to support programming in SC-05 to enact proactive public safety reform in our communities.
National security isn’t just about military power — it’s about trust in our institutions, respect for the rule of law, strong global partnerships, and a healthy public square. I’ll prioritize unity, diplomacy, and constitutional accountability in Congress to restore checks and balances, improve international relations, and re-establish trust by citizens and allies in the American government.
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National security isn’t just about military power — it’s about trust in our institutions, respect for the rule of law, strong global partnerships, and a healthy public square. I’ll prioritize unity, diplomacy, and constitutional accountability in Congress to restore checks and balances, improve international relations, and re-establish trust by citizens and allies in the American government.
I support serious immigration reform that strengthens border security, treats people with dignity, and attracts hardworking talent to the United States.
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I support serious immigration reform that strengthens border security, treats people with dignity, and attracts hardworking talent to the United States.
Ensure due process and legal, warranted enforcement by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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Ensure due process and legal, warranted enforcement by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Family farms are the backbone of South Carolina’s economy and rural communities — and it is inexcusable our farmers are not getting the support they need. I’ll work to stabilize costs, improve infrastructure, and ensure federal policies support, not undermine, the people who grow our food and our economy.
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Family farms are the backbone of South Carolina’s economy and rural communities — and it is inexcusable our farmers are not getting the support they need. I’ll work to stabilize costs, improve infrastructure, and ensure federal policies support, not undermine, the people who grow our food and our economy.
Lower costs on groceries and protect programs that keep kids across America fed
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Lower costs on groceries and protect programs that keep kids across America fed
Protect funding for public education and special education by ensuring public, taxpayer funds stay within the public school system
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Protect funding for public education and special education by ensuring public, taxpayer funds stay within the public school system
Ensure safe digital spaces for kids with protections from addictive design, predatory algorithms, and exploitation on social media and gaming platforms
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Ensure safe digital spaces for kids with protections from addictive design, predatory algorithms, and exploitation on social media and gaming platforms
Strengthen alliances around the world by leading with diplomacy, strength, and an unyielding commitment to global democracy, NATO and other organizations that promote world order, peace, and American leadership
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Strengthen alliances around the world by leading with diplomacy, strength, and an unyielding commitment to global democracy, NATO and other organizations that promote world order, peace, and American leadership
Keep children with their families and ensure they have proper care if detained
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Keep children with their families and ensure they have proper care if detained
Lower utilities and energy costs and protect our energy infrastructure against greater strain and higher costs from AI data centers
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Lower utilities and energy costs and protect our energy infrastructure against greater strain and higher costs from AI data centers
Expand access to early education / pre-k to reduce achievement gaps and improve kindergarten readiness, and increase high school graduation rates
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Expand access to early education / pre-k to reduce achievement gaps and improve kindergarten readiness, and increase high school graduation rates
Address the reality of gun violence for kids in America with firearm education, secure storage, and Second Amendment-friendly policies that help keep guns away from teens and family members in crisis
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Address the reality of gun violence for kids in America with firearm education, secure storage, and Second Amendment-friendly policies that help keep guns away from teens and family members in crisis
Restore trust in institutions by prioritizing decorum, order, honesty and transparency in the federal government, and holding those who don’t deliver to the expectations of Congress and the American people accountable
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Restore trust in institutions by prioritizing decorum, order, honesty and transparency in the federal government, and holding those who don’t deliver to the expectations of Congress and the American people accountable
Lower child care costs and improve access so parents can work and kids can thrive in South Carolina where we have one of the highest child care to income ratios in the US
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Lower child care costs and improve access so parents can work and kids can thrive in South Carolina where we have one of the highest child care to income ratios in the US
Lower costs on insurance premiums, prescription drugs, and out-of-pocket costs
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Lower costs on insurance premiums, prescription drugs, and out-of-pocket costs
Reduce political polarization through intentional bipartisan collaborations, bills and social media campaigns that remind the American people — and Congress! — how powerful we are when we are willing to work together
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Reduce political polarization through intentional bipartisan collaborations, bills and social media campaigns that remind the American people — and Congress! — how powerful we are when we are willing to work together
Support South Carolina’s farms, businesses and workforce with simpler paths to legal status and citizenship for qualified workers
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Support South Carolina’s farms, businesses and workforce with simpler paths to legal status and citizenship for qualified workers
Lower rent and home prices by expanding affordable housing supply through government incentives and tax credits
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Lower rent and home prices by expanding affordable housing supply through government incentives and tax credits
Protect coverage by improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reversing dangerous cuts to ACA subsidies, Medicare, and Medicaid
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Protect coverage by improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reversing dangerous cuts to ACA subsidies, Medicare, and Medicaid
End endless wars and refocus on defense, not aggression
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End endless wars and refocus on defense, not aggression
Raise the $7.25/hour minimum wage and create more good-paying jobs that are close to home
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Raise the $7.25/hour minimum wage and create more good-paying jobs that are close to home
Reform insurance pre-authorization to ensure that insurance companies do not deny patients necessary medication and treatments
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Reform insurance pre-authorization to ensure that insurance companies do not deny patients necessary medication and treatments
Uphold the Constitution, checks and balances, and congressional authority — and hold authoritarian tactics and rhetoric to account
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Uphold the Constitution, checks and balances, and congressional authority — and hold authoritarian tactics and rhetoric to account
Ensure fair tax and trade policies that lower costs for working families and make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share
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Ensure fair tax and trade policies that lower costs for working families and make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share
Lower costs for college, technical school, and workforce training
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Lower costs for college, technical school, and workforce training
Modernize courts to ensure timely justice against government overreach
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Modernize courts to ensure timely justice against government overreach
Ensure patient and parent rights to keep politics out of the doctor’s office to ensure accurate, scientific standards of care
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Ensure patient and parent rights to keep politics out of the doctor’s office to ensure accurate, scientific standards of care
End crippling medical debt for the 1 in 4 South Carolinians who are struggling to pay their medical bills
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End crippling medical debt for the 1 in 4 South Carolinians who are struggling to pay their medical bills
Lower input costs on fuel, fertilizer, seeds, and other commodity necessities
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Lower input costs on fuel, fertilizer, seeds, and other commodity necessities
Improve environmental infrastructure and support for farmers to better prepare for unpredictable extreme weather and stress on irrigation systems
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Improve environmental infrastructure and support for farmers to better prepare for unpredictable extreme weather and stress on irrigation systems
Protect farm profitability and stability by replacing federal government and market volatility with stable trade and farm policies
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Protect farm profitability and stability by replacing federal government and market volatility with stable trade and farm policies
Improve health care quality that puts patients over corporate profits
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Improve health care quality that puts patients over corporate profits
Limit our kids’ exposure to cancer-causing toxins and over-pollution by ensuring clean air, safe water, and contaminant-free food
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Limit our kids’ exposure to cancer-causing toxins and over-pollution by ensuring clean air, safe water, and contaminant-free food
Address juvenile crime at the source by securing federal funding grants for youth programming that aims to prevent juvenile violence and crime before it starts
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Address juvenile crime at the source by securing federal funding grants for youth programming that aims to prevent juvenile violence and crime before it starts
Strengthen border security with a focus on system sustainability, lawful accountability, and human compassion
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Strengthen border security with a focus on system sustainability, lawful accountability, and human compassion
Build a sustainable immigration system that minimizes disorder and overwhelm while maximizing national security and economic output
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Build a sustainable immigration system that minimizes disorder and overwhelm while maximizing national security and economic output
Attract hardworking, law-abiding talent so we can continue to be a world leader in agriculture, technology, and the arts, and improve in healthcare and education
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Attract hardworking, law-abiding talent so we can continue to be a world leader in agriculture, technology, and the arts, and improve in healthcare and education
Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill which creates a pathway to legal status and eventual citizenship for undocumented agricultural workers who meet specific, long-term work requirements
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Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill which creates a pathway to legal status and eventual citizenship for undocumented agricultural workers who meet specific, long-term work requirements
Invest in rural broadband as a catalyst for economic growth, modernizing agriculture, providing essential access to emergency services during extreme weather and remote healthcare, mental healthcare, and education
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Invest in rural broadband as a catalyst for economic growth, modernizing agriculture, providing essential access to emergency services during extreme weather and remote healthcare, mental healthcare, and education
Invest in rural healthcare to prevent rural hospital closures, improve access to mobile clinics and telehealth services, address workforce shortages, and address disparities for rural populations such as higher rates of chronic disease
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Invest in rural healthcare to prevent rural hospital closures, improve access to mobile clinics and telehealth services, address workforce shortages, and address disparities for rural populations such as higher rates of chronic disease
Free and fair elections have been foundational to the United States for 250 years. I’ll work to strengthen trust in our electoral system, limit outside influence, expand voter voice and choice, and ensure every eligible voter can participate without unnecessary barriers.
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Free and fair elections have been foundational to the United States for 250 years. I’ll work to strengthen trust in our electoral system, limit outside influence, expand voter voice and choice, and ensure every eligible voter can participate without unnecessary barriers.
End Citizens United to tilt political influence back to the people and away from billionaires, corporations, special interest groups, and dark money
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End Citizens United to tilt political influence back to the people and away from billionaires, corporations, special interest groups, and dark money
Ensure an informed electorate by cracking down on disinformation
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Ensure an informed electorate by cracking down on disinformation
Remove barriers for political Independents to run for office and vote
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Remove barriers for political Independents to run for office and vote
Support term limits to limit career politicians, corruption, and gridlock
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Support term limits to limit career politicians, corruption, and gridlock
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FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6SC05228
Name: DITTMER, MALLORY
Office: House
State: SC
District: 05
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $139717.42
Total disbursements: $65208.98
Cash on hand: $74508.44
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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