Washington (AP) – Republican official Nancy Mace Running for Governor of South Carolina and taking part in the GOP Primary in a race for the president Donald Trump’s Support and support for his supporters’ foundations – is expected to be intense.
Last year’s Mace I won her third term On behalf of South Carolina’s First District, she officially made her run at Monday’s launch event at Citadel Military College in Charleston.
Mace told The Associated Press on Sunday that it plans a multifaceted platform aimed at reinforcing the state’s criminal justice system, ending South Carolina’s income tax, protecting women and children, expanding school choices and vocational education, and improving state energy options.
While South Carolina’s official submission for the 2026 election is not open until March, other Republicans are already taking part in the state’s first truly open race of governors, including the Attorney General. Alan Wilsonthe Lieutenant Colonel’s government Pamela Evett and the person in charge. Ralph Norman.
Wilson and Evett promote their own ties to the Republican president, but Mace calls herself “trump in high heels” — she’s perfect for carrying out his agenda in South Carolina, and he helped the 2016 state major victory solidify his position as a GOP presidential candidate.
She said she was going to seek his support, and Mace pointed out Trump’s defense in an interview that brought ABC News. I agree to pay $15 million Heading to his presidential library to settle the defamatory lawsuit. She also noted that she called Trump earlier this year as part of an effort to persuade the GOP to holdout and support Rep. Mike Johnson. House speaker.
“No one will work hard to get his attention and his support,” she said. “No one else in this race was there for the President like me. I worked as hard as I did and as hard as I had to bring his agenda to him at the White House.”
mace Most have supported Trumpwho worked in his 2016 campaign, but collected criticism against him on January 6, 2021. Violence at the US Capitolspurred Trump to support GOP Challengers in the 2022 race. Mace defeated that opponent, won reelection, and was approved by Trump in the 2024 campaign.
A month after her He spoke to the Associated Press in January She was “seriously considering” the run, Mace went with what she called “burned earth.” Almost an hour of speech On the floor of a US home in February, he accused her of physically abusing her ex-fiance, recording sexual acts with her and others without her consent, and conspiring with her business peers in rape and sexual misconduct.
Mace’s ex-fiance said he “decisively” denied the charge, and Mace sued her for defamation, claiming that the charge was “a dangerous combination of falsehood and unfounded accusation.”
“I want South Carolinians to see everything in order to fight for my rights as a victim,” Mace said. “I want them to know that I will fight as hard as I am fighting for myself.”
Mace, 47, was the first woman to graduate from Citadel, the state military college, where her father later served as commander of the cadet. After serving temporarily at the state capitol, in 2020 she First Republican woman He was elected to represent South Carolina in Congress, and after a term he flipped through the First District with a Democrat representative.
“I’m going to draw a line, and I’m going to hold it for South Carolina, and I’m going to put her people first,” Mace said.
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