Nancy Mace

Nationalist

Republican

House Representative

South Carolina - District 1

Current Position: US House Representative SC-1

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For auditing the South Carolina Department of Transportation and aggressive federal grant application programs for infrastructure
Against raising the debt ceiling through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
For eliminating South Carolina state income tax over 5-7 years by capping General Fund spending at $11.6 billion annually and using excess funds for permanent tax cuts

Against mask and vaccine mandates in schools; opposes government officials making health decisions for children's learning environment

Against Critical Race Theory in schools; opposes what she calls 'Marxist-derived concepts' that divide children based on race
For school choice and parental rights to choose educational paths for their children
Against federal educational mandates and top-down control of schools; supports local control over curriculum

Against offshore drilling off South Carolina's coast
For animal welfare including prohibiting federal funding for experiments on dogs and cats, banning mink farming for fur, and opposing confinement of pregnant pigs in gestation crates
For expanding natural gas capacity and expediting new natural gas plant construction
For maintaining nuclear power as a stable energy source
For modernizing the electrical grid and securing energy infrastructure investments

For the Dobbs decision empowering states to decide abortion policy
Against abortion rights with support for pro-life laws that include exceptions for rape, incest, and when the mother's life is at risk; opposed late-term abortions; cosponsored the Life at Conception Act establishing nationwide abortion ban; criticized abortion bans without exceptions
Against the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Against biological males competing in women's sports; supports the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

For ending all sanctuary policies and implementing strict immigration enforcement including $1,000 daily fines for businesses employing illegal immigrants, defunding officials who don't work with ICE, and deputizing state/local law enforcement for deportation assistance

For prison reform including ending the shackling of pregnant women in prison
For cannabis legalization through the States Reform Act to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol
For capital punishment for child rapists, increasing penalties for violent crimes, prosecuting crimes more aggressively, and defunding prosecutors who don't follow through on prosecutions