Summary
Mark Sanford, a former congressman and governor of South Carolina, is running for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District. He filed for the June 9 GOP primary, aiming to reclaim a seat he held in the past. Sanford has a history in South Carolina politics, despite a setback from a personal scandal in 2009.
Key Facts
- Mark Sanford is running for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District.
- The district seat has been held by Sanford twice before.
- Sanford first won the 1st District after finishing second in a primary and winning a runoff.
- He served as South Carolina's governor after winning in a competitive primary.
- His governorship was marked by a 2009 scandal involving an extramarital affair.
- In 2013, Sanford returned to Congress, winning his old seat in a competitive race.
- Sanford briefly ran for president in 2020 but dropped out before the New Hampshire primary.
- He focuses on issues like the national debt and aims to represent financial concerns in Washington.
