Nancy Mace (R), Newly Elected to Congress from South Carolina: ‘Ready to Get to Work’ for All Constituents

Christian News Journal:

Rep.-Elect Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), 42, is not taking anything for granted. Having defeated first-term incumbent Democrat Joe Cunningham in her state’s 1^st Congressional District race—flipping the district back to red on November 3—she understands she has serious responsibilities ahead on behalf of those who sent her to Washington. And she’s promised to work in a bipartisan fashion to get things done for the American people while not compromising her principles as a conservative Republican.

“Hey everyone, just landed at the Capital,” she said in a charming and forthright video that she posted on Twitter on November 12. “I’m not going to lie. I actually got a little emotional as the wheels of the plane touched down on landing in D.C.,” she continued, speaking directly into the camera.

Mace added that she felt “just overwhelmed with positive emotion on the great responsibility I have. And am just very thankful, grateful, and humbled by the voters that sent me here.”

“I’m here in D.C. for freshman orientation, and just overwhelmed by everything,” she also said in the video. “This has been 42 years in the making—to see how far I’ve come from dropping out of school at the age of 17, to my first job as a waitress, at the Waffle House, to becoming the first woman to graduate from The Citadel.” And now, she also noted, her “dream” has “come true” of reaching the halls of Congress after “so much hard work, after blood, sweat, and tears.”

“I just love each and everyone one of you,” she added to constituents, “and I’m ready to get to work. Thank you!” read more