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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Nancy Mace
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|children=Two
|alma_mater=The Citadel<br>[[University of Georgia]]
|occupation=Businesswoman, author
|religion=
|birth_date=December 4, 1977
|birth_place=Fort Bragg, [[North Carolina]]
|office=State Representative from [[South Carolina]]'s 99th district
|term_start=January 23, 2018
|preceded=
}}
'''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.<ref name ="Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham">[https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nancy-mace-enters-sc-congressional-race-against-joe-cunningham/article_0cc6a4a8-96a9-11e9-8586-73cdfb506430.html Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham]</ref>
==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.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections_in_South_Carolina,_2014 United States Senate elections in South Carolina, 2014]</ref>
==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.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24526/62715/146076/expands-use-of-solar-power#62715 H 4421 - Expands Use of Solar Power - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
Mace co-sponsored H 3759, a bill to increase wages for [[teachers]] and eliminate four statewide tests.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26157/66513/146076/increases-teacher-pay#66513 H 3759 - Increases Teacher Pay - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
Strongly [[pro-life]], Mace voted in favor of legislation to ban [[abortions]] after the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26362/67079/146076/prohibits-abortion-after-a-fetal-heartbeat-is-detected#67079 H 3020 - Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
==2020 U.S. House election in South Carolina's 1st district==
Mace is currently running to unseat 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.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2018 South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018]</ref> She is 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==
Mace is a [[conservative]] who is [[pro-life]] and opposes [[illegal immigration]] and foreign intervention.<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Nancy_Mace.htm Nancy Mace on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://nancymace.org/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Nancy_Mace Nancy Mace - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mace, Nancy}}
[[Category:South Carolina]]
[[Category:State representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]
|name=Nancy Mace
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|children=Two
|alma_mater=The Citadel<br>[[University of Georgia]]
|occupation=Businesswoman, author
|religion=
|birth_date=December 4, 1977
|birth_place=Fort Bragg, [[North Carolina]]
|office=State Representative from [[South Carolina]]'s 99th district
|term_start=January 23, 2018
|preceded=
}}
'''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.<ref name ="Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham">[https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nancy-mace-enters-sc-congressional-race-against-joe-cunningham/article_0cc6a4a8-96a9-11e9-8586-73cdfb506430.html Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham]</ref>
==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.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections_in_South_Carolina,_2014 United States Senate elections in South Carolina, 2014]</ref>
==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.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24526/62715/146076/expands-use-of-solar-power#62715 H 4421 - Expands Use of Solar Power - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
Mace co-sponsored H 3759, a bill to increase wages for [[teachers]] and eliminate four statewide tests.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26157/66513/146076/increases-teacher-pay#66513 H 3759 - Increases Teacher Pay - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
Strongly [[pro-life]], Mace voted in favor of legislation to ban [[abortions]] after the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26362/67079/146076/prohibits-abortion-after-a-fetal-heartbeat-is-detected#67079 H 3020 - Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected - South Carolina Key Vote]</ref>
==2020 U.S. House election in South Carolina's 1st district==
Mace is currently running to unseat 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.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2018 South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018]</ref> She is 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==
Mace is a [[conservative]] who is [[pro-life]] and opposes [[illegal immigration]] and foreign intervention.<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Nancy_Mace.htm Nancy Mace on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://nancymace.org/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Nancy_Mace Nancy Mace - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mace, Nancy}}
[[Category:South Carolina]]
[[Category:State representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]