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Mark Sanford Files Late Bid for His Old South Carolina House Seat

The late entry tests his debt-first pitch in a crowded GOP field.

FILE - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a news conference in front of the Statehouse, Nov. 12, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, center, waves as he and his ex-wife, former first lady Jenny Sanford McKay, right, are introduced at the second inaugural of Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Overview

  • Sanford filed candidacy papers Monday just before the deadline to enter the June 9 Republican primary for South Carolina’s 1st District.
  • He joins a crowded race for an open seat after Representative Nancy Mace launched a run for governor.
  • His announcement centers on curbing the national debt, with a call for “financial sanity” in Washington reported by Newsweek.
  • He has more than $1.3 million in a federal campaign account that he can deploy in the primary, according to the Associated Press.
  • The former governor and two-time 1st District congressman mounts another comeback after a 2018 primary loss and a 2009 affair that defined his time as governor.