Mark Sanford
Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. (born May 28, 1960) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican. He was a U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2001. Sanford was then elected Governor of South Carolina from 2003 until 2011. He ran again for the U.S. House and was a congressman from 2013 to 2019. He lost in the 2018 Republican primary for his re-election bid.
Mark Sanford | |
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| 115th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office January 15, 2003 – January 12, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | André Bauer |
| Preceded by | Jim Hodges |
| Succeeded by | Nikki Haley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district | |
| In office May 15, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Scott |
| Succeeded by | Joe Cunningham |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Ravenel |
| Succeeded by | Henry Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marshall Clement Sanford Jr. May 28, 1960 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Sullivan (m. 1989; div. 2010) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Furman University (BA) University of Virginia (MBA) |
| Net worth | $4.51 million (2014)[1] |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2003–2013 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 315th Airlift Wing 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Charleston Air Force Base Air Force Reserve Command |
Sanford is a teaching fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.[2]
In July 2019, Sanford said that he was thinking of a 2020 presidential bid against President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.[3] He formally announced his candidacy on September 8, 2019.[4] He dropped out from the race two months later on November 12.[5]
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