Former Republican Rep. Mark Sanford is launching a comeback bid for his old House seat, eight years after losing a primary to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump.
Sanford was ousted in a 2018 Republican primary by candidate Katie Arrington, who went on to lose the general election to Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) flipped the seat back to Republican with her 2020 win, but the congresswoman is running for governor and will not seek another term.
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Mace’s departure is giving Sanford, 64, an opportunity to return to congressional politics. Sanford filed paperwork on Monday, the state’s deadline for candidacy.
“People have been telling me it’s time to get off the bleachers,” Sanford told the Post and Courier in an interview.
Sanford was originally elected to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 1994. He held the seat, which includes part of Charleston, before retiring in
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