Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
	File:Mark Sanford, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
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 (age 65); Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Sullivan (m. 1989; div. 2026)
Children	4
Education	Furman University (BA); University of Virginia (MBA)
Net worth	$4.51 million (2014)
Signature	File:Mark Sanford signature.svg
Military service
Allegiance	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Branch/service	File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
Years of service	2003–2013
Rank	File:US-O3 insignia.svg Captain
Unit	315th Airlift Wing; 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron; Charleston Air Force Base; Air Force Reserve Command

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.

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]

References[change]

↑ "Mark Sanford". InsideGov.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
↑ ashain@postandcourier.com, Andy Shain. "Mark Sanford seeks next step while teaching in Chicago: 'You have one last bet to place'". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
↑ King, Maya (July 16, 2019). "South Carolina's Mark Sanford weighing challenge to Trump". Politico. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
↑ Steakin, Will; Lynn, Samara (September 8, 2019). "Mark Sanford announces he will challenge President Trump in 2020 GOP primary". ABC News. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
↑ Caitlin Byrd (November 12, 2019). "Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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[1] "Mark Sanford". InsideGov.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[2] shain@postandcourier.com, Andy Shain. "Mark Sanford seeks next step while teaching in Chicago: 'You have one last bet to place'". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

[3] King, Maya (July 16, 2019). "South Carolina's Mark Sanford weighing challenge to Trump". Politico. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

[4] Steakin, Will; Lynn, Samara (September 8, 2019). "Mark Sanford announces he will challenge President Trump in 2020 GOP primary". ABC News. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[5] Caitlin Byrd (November 12, 2019). "Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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