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
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. (1960-05-28) May 28, 1960 (age 64) 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)[1]
Signature
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]