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− | Mace won her party's primary election to challenge Cunningham in the general election.<ref>[https://apnews.com/cc377f77e85e39ff818a06980978e2f4 Republican Mace wins SC primary in flipped 1st District]</ref> In the general election she unseated partisan [[Democrat]] [[Joe Cunningham]],<ref name="Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham"/> who was elected in 2018 by less than 1% of the vote, by a margin of 1.2%.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2018 South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018]</ref> <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-south-carolina-house-district-1.html South Carolina District 1 Election Results 2020], ''New York Times'', retrieved November 12, 2020</ref> She was endorsed by the current Republican House Minority Leader [[Kevin McCarthy]].<ref>[https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article241051321.html Nancy Mace lands top GOP leader’s endorsement in SC’s Lowcountry race]</ref> | + | Mace won her party's primary election to challenge Cunningham in the general election.<ref>[https://apnews.com/cc377f77e85e39ff818a06980978e2f4 Republican Mace wins SC primary in flipped 1st District]</ref> In the general election she unseated partisan [[Democrat]] [[Joe Cunningham]],<ref name="Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham"/> who was elected in 2018 by less than 1% of the vote, by a margin of 1.2%.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2018 South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-south-carolina-house-district-1.html South Carolina District 1 Election Results 2020], ''New York Times'', retrieved November 12, 2020</ref> She was endorsed by the current Republican House Minority Leader [[Kevin McCarthy]].<ref>[https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article241051321.html Nancy Mace lands top GOP leader’s endorsement in SC’s Lowcountry race]</ref> |
==Political positions== | ==Political positions== |
Revision as of 00:17, November 13, 2020
Nancy Mace | |
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State Representative from South Carolina's 99th District
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 23, 2018 | |
Preceded by | James Merrill |
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Born | December 4, 1977 Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Political party | Republican |
Children | Two |
Alma mater | The Citadel University of Georgia |
Occupation | Businesswoman, author |
Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is a businesswoman, author, and the strongly conservative state representative from South Carolina's 99th district. She is currently running for the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st congressional district to unseat establishment Democrat Joe Cunningham.
Mace is a firm supporter of Donald Trump, having worked in his 2016 campaign as a coalitions and field director.[1]
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Early life and education
Mace was born on December 4, 1977 to James Emory Mace, a general in the United States Army, and Anne Mace, a teacher. She graduated from Stratford High School and later from the military college The Citadel, being the first woman to graduate from the latter. Mace also attended the University of Georgia, obtaining a masters degree in journalism.
2014 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina
Mace ran for U.S. Senate in 2014 to challenge the hawkish incumbent RINO Lindsey Graham, but only managed to win 6.2% of the vote in the Republican primary.[2]
South Carolina House of Representatives
Mace ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 99th district in a special election in 2018, falling just short of 50% of the vote in the Republican primary, though easily won the primary runoff by 25% of the vote and later the special election by over 10% of the vote. She later ran for re-election in the 2018 regular, non-special election, defeating Democrat opponent Jen Gibson by 22% of the votes casted.
Tenure
Mace voted in favor of expanding the use of solar energy in April 2018.[3]
Mace co-sponsored H 3759, a bill to increase wages for teachers and eliminate four statewide tests.[4]
Mostly pro-life, Mace voted in favor of legislation to ban abortions after the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected.[5]
2020 U.S. House election in South Carolina's 1st district
Mace won her party's primary election to challenge Cunningham in the general election.[6] In the general election she unseated partisan Democrat Joe Cunningham,[1] who was elected in 2018 by less than 1% of the vote, by a margin of 1.2%.[7][8] She was endorsed by the current Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.[9]
Political positions
Mace is a conservative who is pro-life and opposes illegal immigration and foreign intervention.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham
- ↑ United States Senate elections in South Carolina, 2014
- ↑ H 4421 - Expands Use of Solar Power - South Carolina Key Vote
- ↑ H 3759 - Increases Teacher Pay - South Carolina Key Vote
- ↑ H 3020 - Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected - South Carolina Key Vote
- ↑ Republican Mace wins SC primary in flipped 1st District
- ↑ South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- ↑ South Carolina District 1 Election Results 2020, New York Times, retrieved November 12, 2020
- ↑ Nancy Mace lands top GOP leader’s endorsement in SC’s Lowcountry race
- ↑ Nancy Mace on the Issues