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Nancy Mace Enters South Carolina Governor’s Race With MAGA Agenda

Her Citadel launch spelled out a plan to eliminate state income tax by 2031

Nancy Mace on July 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
U.S. Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) attends a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the U.S. Secret Service and the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

Overview

  • She declared her candidacy Monday at The Citadel, where she was the first female graduate of the Corps of Cadets
  • Her platform calls for a zero percent state income tax by 2031 and a zero-tolerance approach to violent crime
  • Mace said she will seek President Trump’s endorsement to strengthen her campaign
  • She accused Attorney General Alan Wilson of ignoring sexual assault evidence, a charge he rejects
  • A South Carolina Policy Council poll shows her leading the GOP primary with 16 percent support while 52 percent of voters remain undecided