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|birth_date=December 4, 1977

|birth_date=December 4, 1977

|birth_place=Fort Bragg, [[North Carolina]]

|birth_place=Fort Bragg, [[North Carolina]]

|office=State Representative from [[South Carolina]]'s 99th District

|office=U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District

|term_start=January 23, 2018

|term_start=January 3, 2021

|preceded=James Merrill

|preceded=[[Joe Cunningham]]

 

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'''Nancy Ruth Mace''' (born December 4, 1977) is a businesswoman, author, and the strongly [[conservative]] state representative from [[South Carolina]]'s 99th district. She successfully ran for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from South Carolina's 1st congressional district to unseat [[establishment]] Democrat [[Joe Cunningham]], and will take office on January 3, 2021.

'''Nancy Ruth Mace''' (born December 4, 1977) is the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from South Carolina's 1st congressional district.  Mace has been the target of leftist [[misogynist]]s and [[hate]] and carries a [[gun]] after receiving death threats.<ref>https://youtu.be/q_-vUU_kn0Q</ref>

 

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==

==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]].

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]].

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>

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>

Mostly [[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>

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==

==2020 U.S. House election in South Carolina's 1st district==

Mace won her party's primary election to challenge partisan Democrat [[Joe 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 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 [[Kevin McCarthy]], the current Republican House Minority Leader.<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 ran 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>

 

Mace won her party's primary election to challenge Cunningham in the general election.<ref name="Nancy Mace enters SC Congressional race against Joe Cunningham">[https://apnews.com/cc377f77e85e39ff818a06980978e2f4 Republican Mace wins SC primary in flipped 1st District]</ref>

 

In the 2022 midterms, due to her liberal/establishment positions and constant betrayal of Donald Trump and his policies, she is now facing a primary challenger, Trump-backed [[Katie Arrington]] – whom narrowly lost to the incumbent's predecessor [[Joe Cunningham]] in the 2018 midterms. <ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/news-49ynqegxvm1542</ref>

==Political positions==

==Political positions==

Mace is a [[conservative]] who is [[pro-life]] and opposes [[illegal immigration]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Nancy_Mace.htm Nancy Mace on the Issues]</ref>

Mace consider herself 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> However she voted for passing $40 billion to funding Ukraine war.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022145</ref>

==References==

==References==

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