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Nancy Mace

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Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina. Mace has focused on issues such as economic development, veterans' affairs, and education during her time in office. She has also been vocal on matters related to justice for survivors of abuse, emphasizing the importance of accountability for perpetrators.

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Jul 23, 2026

Men are not women. Men will never become women. Yet male athletes are stealing medals, invading locker rooms, and putting girls in the hospital, all in the name of gender ideology.

foxnews.com
Jul 21, 2026

I expect and accept strong political disagreement as a standard of public service and the First Amendment.

scdailygazette.com
Jul 21, 2026

That narrows an already razor-thin majority and puts the Speaker's gavel in play.

foxnews.com
Jul 21, 2026

I want to be straight with you, I'm not running for the U.S. Senate, not because I'm backing down from a fight, but because the one I'm already in matters right now.

foxnews.com
Jul 21, 2026

Let me be clear: political violence has NO place in Ameria. Not against me. Not against anyone. And those who threaten should face swift justice.

scdailygazette.com
Jul 21, 2026

If you're running for two offices at once, you've already told us who you are.

foxnews.com
Jul 20, 2026

If you’re running for two offices at once, you’ve already told us who you are. That’s not about politics anymore — that’s about power,’’ Mace said on social media.

rollcall.com
Jul 16, 2026

I’ve loved doing that too, Chris, but that’s part of the way politics is. You win some, you lose some.

huffpost.com
Jul 16, 2026

I admitted to getting my butt beat in the governor’s race.

huffpost.com
Jul 16, 2026

It may have ended my political career.

huffpost.com
Jul 16, 2026

Let’s be honest, I didn’t go to Washington to take orders from anybody, which is why you do see me scuffle from time to time, which is why I do call out Democrats and Republicans alike.

huffpost.com
Jul 13, 2026

I’m never gonna shut the door. I love the people of South Carolina. You only live once and, you know, if the people of South Carolina would like me to serve in that capacity, I’ll certainly take a look at it.

huffpost.com
Jun 23, 2026

No hormones. No surgeries. No taxpayer dollars spent mutilating animals in the name of transgender ideology.

huffpost.com
Jun 23, 2026

This legislation brings accountability, ends taxpayer-funded cruelty, and ensures science serves the public, not ideology.

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

“I chose to expose the names hidden in the sexual harassment slush fund. I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children.”

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

“As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up,”

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

“And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election,”

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

“Enjoying my first cup of coffee since getting my ass kicked last night, and reading about how Dems nominated the guy with the nazi tattoo,”

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

“Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked — it was always for you,”

huffpost.com
Jun 11, 2026

Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked — it was always for you.

huffpost.com
Jun 11, 2026

I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children.

huffpost.com
Jun 11, 2026

I chose to expose the names hidden in the sexual harassment slush fund.

huffpost.com
Jun 11, 2026

Women who come forward are treated like criminals under your leadership, in your system, and on your watch.

newyorker.com
Jun 11, 2026

Enjoying my first cup of coffee since getting my ass kicked last night, and reading about how Dems nominated the guy with the nazi tattoo.

huffpost.com

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