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'''Mark Sanford''' is the [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]]. He was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Prior to his election as Governor of South Carolina, Sanford served six years in the U.S. Congress.  He once had a reputation as an outspoken conservative, but now he is primarily the butt of jokes and ridicule.

'''Mark Sanford''' is the [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]]. A wealthy plantation owner from Florida, he was a real estate speculator in New York City before moving to Charleston in 1992.  He was elected to Congress in 1994 and re-elected twice. He was elected governor in 2002 and reelected in 2006 in campaign managed by his wife. He gets along poorly with the Republican legislature, which overrode 105 of his 106 vetoes and for six years has rejected all his major proposals. New York nbond agencies lowered the state's bond rating because of his inability to come to terms on the budget. Nevertheless Sanford made a rhetorical appeal to conservatives and had himself touted as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.  He once had a reputation as an outspoken conservative, but now he is primarily the butt of jokes and ridicule. He is married with four sons, but his wife has separated after his notorious love affairs. 

He is married with four sons, but his wife has separated after his notorious love affairs.  Sanford was mentioned as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, but his political career has ended, with Republicans and conservatives demanding his resignation as the ethnic inquiry and impeachment process move forward, leaving only the question of how much longer he will bedevil the state of South Carolina. <ref>http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

His political career has ended, with Republicans and conservatives demanding his resignation as the ethnic inquiry and impeachment process move forward, leaving only the question of how much longer he will bedevil the state of South Carolina. <ref>http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

==Stimulus Funds==

==Stimulus Funds==

Sanford made national headlines when he rejected a portion of the 2009 recovery act. This has drawn the ire of Democrats and they have mounted a TV campaign against his move. Governor Sanford said "When one is in a hole, the first order of business is to stop digging." He refused to expand unemployment coverage, despite the 11% unemployment rate in a poor state.  After threats of lawsuits Sanford reluctantly agreed to use stimulus funds.

Sanford made national headlines when he rejected a portion of the 2009 recovery act, even though South Carolina will pay the taxes for it. This has drawn the ire of Democrats and they have mounted a TV campaign against his move. Governor Sanford said "When one is in a hole, the first order of business is to stop digging." He refused to expand unemployment coverage, despite the 11% unemployment rate in a poor state.  After threats of lawsuits Sanford reluctantly agreed to use stimulus funds.

== Sex scandal==

== Sex scandal==