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'''Nikki Haley''' (born January 20, 1972 in Lexington, South Carolina) has served as the [[conservative]] [[Republican]] governor of [[South Carolina]], first elected to that office in 2010.  Previously, from 2004 to 2010, she served as a member of the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives. She was endorsed for governor by the former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]], and won a difficult election.

'''Nikki Haley''' (born January 20, 1972 in Lexington, South Carolina) has served as a member of the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives since 2004 and is the [[Republican]] nominee for Governor of South Carolina in the 2010 election. She has received the endorsement of former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]].

Nikki Haley, one of the strongest fiscal conservatives in state government, was first elected to represent the 87^th 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

Nikki Haley, one of the strongest fiscal conservatives in state government, was first elected to represent the 87^th 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