Rom Reddy is an Isle of Palms billionaire who announced yesterday his intentions to run for Governor of S.C.
The Rom Reddy Campaign issued a message to the DOGESC Army that states:
Update: After this article aired, Wesley Donahue, Campaign Director for Reddy For Governor stated:
DOGESC was a committee. The campaign bought the assets of the committee, which is totally legal.
We have since reached out to Courtney Laster, Head Attorney for Ethics.SC.gov. Her team gave us the foundation for this article. We have received the Ethics Committee’s response.
In our previous discussions, I have found Wesley to be honest and factual on all things politics. We wait to hear back from Courtney.
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ROM REDDY running for GOVENOR. His email today — “To the DOGESC Army,
Today, I announced I was entering the gubernatorial race in South Carolina. Even a couple of months ago, if you had asked me the question of running for office, my answer would be a hard no. It has never been on my bucket list.
What changed? Judicial reform is what changed. Together we advanced the most consequential judicial reform bill in history. It passed the house and is awaiting Senate passage.
Given how anti-constitutional and anti-citizen the current system of picking judges is, I would have thought judicial reform would fly through the approval process. Instead, it has been a struggle. This made me realize what an uphill battle we have for all the other big things we plan to do- equal parenting, tax cuts, regulatory cuts, permit reform, forensic audits, education reform, fixing roads, etc.
I realized that if we were serious, I had to either pick a candidate in the existing field or run myself.
So here we are, for the first time in my life, we are in a political race.
During some of the recent rallies, I would talk to many of you. I even did some informal polls to see if you all could get behind someone already in this race. The answer was consistently no.
A few weeks ago, I discussed this with my family. As you know, my daughter Isabelle is a freshman in high school, and it is not the best time.
I also told Renee I would not accept campaign donations as I felt special interests had corrupted SC politics. This means we would have to run this race with family money.
To my surprise, they felt given how the DOGESC movement had grown and how enthusiastic you all are, I had no choice but to give this a shot. If the dog caught the car, we could transform this state.
Rom Reddy responded: “David, to not get cross ways with the state ethics laws, DOGESC is now part of the governor’s campaign.”
So here we are- for the first time in my life we are in a political race.
I go into this knowing you all will always have my back. Due to your commitment, DOGESC changed the conversation in this state and eventually drove the policy narrative. I will be honored if you will join this race and see if we can do with this race what we did with DOGESC.
I think of our founders who were prepared to die for the dream they handed us of a self-governing citizen whose rights come from God. It motivates me to want to fight to restore that dream on the 250th anniversary of our founding.
I hope you will continue to stay with me on this journey.
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Concerns raised by the Rom Reddy DOGESC platform
Concerns were quickly brought to our news team by the core Horry County group who worked to assist Rom in launching DOGESC in Surfside Beach. Key questions raised: Was DOGESC going to continue? Who would manage it, if it did continue?
We reached out to Rom personally with these above questions:
Rom Reddy responded: “David, to not get cross ways with the state ethics laws, DOGESC is now part of the governor’s campaign.
For our news organization, this raised even more concerns.
HERE IS WHY:
The DOGESC Facebook page was just renamed Reddy for Governor on March 16, 2026. The timeline of the ongoing name changes can be found in the image below:
What is worse is what happened in the interim before this recent Facebook name change.
As can be seen above, on January 17, 2025, The Holy City Sinner published: Prominent South Carolina entrepreneur and founder of the grassroots-advocacy organization, Our Voice SC, Rom Reddy announced the launch and funding of a new, statewide nonpartisan PAC- DOGE SC with an initial investment of $2.5 million.
The PAC will advocate on behalf of dismantling the “Agency State” at the state level that the incoming Trump Administration is looking to achieve federally.
Rom Reddy invested $2.5 million of his own money into a PAC- DOGE SC, as published above.
Additional residents, along with a state representative from South Carolina, publicly confirmed that they contributed $100 each to the PAC as well.
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KEY QUESTION: WHAT DID ROM DO WITH THOSE PAC DOLLARS?
Records from Facebook indicate that he clearly invested thousands of dollars in Facebook Ads to promote the DOGESC PAC Facebook page.
On August 20, 2024, the Facebook page was initially named Reddy for Governor, as our readers may note above.
KEY QUESTION: How much has this PAC been spending on what is now a candidate for governor page since 2024? Why would Rom name the page Reddy for Governor in 2024 when his email of yesterday stated: “Even a couple of months ago, if you had asked me the question of running for office, my answer would be a hard no. Never has been on my bucket list.“
OUR VOICE SC PAC EXPENDITURES
How is a campaign for Governor a “Non Profit Organization?” Our Voice SC is a PAC running this campaign for Governor page. Is that legal? We are not sure.
His statement in his email to the DOGESC army is not accurate. In 2024, he created a Facebook page called Reddy for Governor.
Why would Rom Reddy create a Reddy for Governor Facebook page in 2024, if the idea has never crossed his mind?
Key details regarding candidate coordination with PACS in SC include:
Records from Facebook indicate that Our Voice SC clearly invested thousands of dollars in Facebook Ads to promote the DOGESC PAC Facebook page.
Per the Coalition for integrity: In South Carolina, a Political Action Committee (PAC) cannot coordinate its independent expenditures with a candidate or their campaign. Independent expenditures must be made without consultation, request, or coordination with a candidate or their agent to maintain their “independent” status.
Key details regarding coordination in SC include:
- Definition of Coordination: It involves discussion or negotiation regarding the content, timing, location, or mode of a political communication.
- Legal Standing: Independent expenditures are defined in South Carolina law as those not coordinated with a candidate, per S.C. CODE ANN. § 8-13-1300(17).
- Super PACs: While super PACs can raise unlimited funds, they must abide by these non-coordination rules to avoid being treated as direct, limited contributions, say experts at the Campaign Legal Center.
MYRTLEBEACHSC NEWS NOTES:
- While these campaign dollars were clearly spent, we could find no Reddy for Governor disclosures nor financial filings listed with the state of S.C.
- We asked Rom Reddy if these funds between DOGESC, Our Voice SC and his campaign could be comingled. He did not respond to our text.
I have had the opportunity to meet Rom several times and find him both intelligent and personable. However, MyrtleBeachSC News believes that when candidates assert, we bend a knee to GOD and not government, they should be held to a higher standard than those who do not share their beliefs.
Matthew 18 reads, “If your brother or sister (in Christ) sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
We asked Rom hard questions via text yesterday. MyrtleBeachSC News believes all of the above can be made right. We publish this in an effort to draw Rom closer to a dependent relationship on Christ, allowing Rom to correct the errors pointed out above, or explain why we should not be concerned.
We scrubbed the internet to find a full bio on Rom.
Here is what is available on the internet about Rom Reddy.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading" id="Rom Reddy & DOGESC: Rom Reddy & DOGESC: Isle of Palms, SC — What Horry County Voters Should Know<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Introduction
Across South Carolina, a growing number of citizens are frustrated with rising taxes, underperforming schools, and roads that lag behind neighboring states. Into this landscape steps Rom Reddy, Isle of Palms entrepreneur and founder of DOGESC — a self-described citizens’ reform movement built on the principle that power belongs to the people, not the government. For Horry County voters navigating a crowded field of political voices, understanding who Reddy is and what DOGESC stands for is increasingly relevant.
Who Is Rom Reddy?
Rom Reddy is a Wharton Business School graduate, successful entrepreneur, and father of three whose career spans multiple industries. By his own account, he has created thousands of jobs across South Carolina [DOGESC.com, 2025]. His family’s charitable fund has supported global initiatives targeting education and the protection of women and children — signaling priorities that extend well beyond typical political activism.
Did Rom act legally when he dissolved the DOGESC movement and usurped the Facebook asset?
What distinguishes Reddy most sharply, however, is his funding philosophy. Neither DOGESC nor its affiliated organization, Our Voice SC, accepts money from PACs, corporations, or wealthy donors. In 2025, small-dollar donations represented less than 0.1% of total funding — the remainder coming directly from Reddy’s personal resources [DOGESC.com, 2025].
“Accepting money starts the cycle of favors and corruption that has destroyed confidence in our governance.” — Rom Reddy
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="The DOGESC Mission: A Palmetto Revolution” The DOGESC Mission: A Palmetto Revolution
DOGESC frames itself not as a traditional political organization but as a custodian of citizen sovereignty. Its founding motto — “We kneel to God not government” — reflects a conviction that rights are God-given and constitutionally protected, not granted by elected or unelected officials [DOGESC.com, 2025].
The movement’s policy focus is sharp and data-driven:
| Issue | South Carolina’s Ranking |
|---|---|
| Income tax burden | Highest among red states |
| Education performance | Bottom 10 nationally |
| Road quality | Bottom 5 nationally |
| Violent crime | Top 8 nationally |
| Median family income | Bottom 10 nationally |
These figures form the factual backbone of DOGESC’s argument that slogans and political theater have replaced genuine accountability [DOGESC.com, 2025].
Why Horry County Voters should pay attention
Horry County residents know firsthand the tension between rapid coastal growth and lagging public services. Rising property taxes, infrastructure strain, and education funding debates are local realities that mirror the statewide failures DOGESC highlights.
Reddy’s movement explicitly targets “life sentence” property taxes and corrupt economic deals that benefit donors over everyday citizens — language that resonates along the Grand Strand as much as anywhere in the state.
As South Carolina approaches America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, DOGESC positions this moment as a generational opportunity to “restore the promise of 1776” — a narrative Horry County’s voter base, heavily weighted toward constitutional conservatism, may find compelling [DOGESC.com, 2025].
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Conclusion
Rom Reddy and DOGESC represent a distinctive voice in South Carolina’s political conversation — one grounded in entrepreneurial credibility, personal financial sacrifice, and hard statistical evidence of governance failure. For Horry County voters, the movement offers a framework worth examining critically and seriously. Whether it translates into lasting reform depends largely on whether citizens engage with its substance rather than its slogans.
We will follow up with our readers on how this PAC/Candidate issue progresses.
