| | Haley, one of the strongest fiscal conservatives in state government, was first elected to represent the 87th District in Lexington County in 2004, when, as a virtual unknown she beat the longest serving state legislator in a Republican primary. In 2008 Representative Haley was sent back to the statehouse with 83 percent of the vote – the highest percentage earned by any lawmaker facing a contested South Carolina election that year. | | Haley, one of the strongest fiscal conservatives in state government, was first elected to represent the 87th District in Lexington County in 2004, when, as a virtual unknown she beat the longest serving state legislator in a Republican primary. In 2008 Representative Haley was sent back to the statehouse with 83 percent of the vote – the highest percentage earned by any lawmaker facing a contested South Carolina election that year. |
| − | In October 2018, Haley announced she would resign from the Trump Administration in the coming months.<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref> | + | In October 2018, Haley announced she would resign from the Trump Administration in the coming months.<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref> During the [[Republican National Convention]] in 2020 she expressed interest in rejoining the Trump administration assuming he wins re-election.<ref>Fordham, Evie (August 25, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-rnc-trump-administration-return Nikki Haley after RNC speech says she is open to rejoining Trump administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2020.</ref> |