Key facts
- Representative Nancy Mace stated she will be "more of a menace than ever" as her term concludes.
- Mace finished fifth in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary.
- She plans to return to the private sector after her term ends in January 2027.
- Mace vowed to not wind down her term quietly.
- Mace has frequently spoken out against her party and called for the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Outgoing Representative Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has vowed to be “more of a menace than ever” as her term winds down, following her fifth-place finish in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Responding to comedian Rob Schneider, who praised her, Mace wrote on social platform X that she would be “more of a menace than ever” with “nothing to hold me back.” Mace stated that she will return to the private sector once her term ends in January 2027. Prior to serving in Congress, she founded a public relations firm and co-owned a news outlet. Mace entered Congress in January 2021. She has frequently spoken out against her party and has been outspoken in calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She was among four Republicans to sign onto a discharge petition to bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the floor in November and introduced a resolution for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to subpoena former Attorney General Pam Bondi in the panel’s probe into the Epstein case. Mace said she "chose to stand on principle" on the Epstein case, even if it cost her political support.