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Lt.Governor André Bauer announced that he could not "take lightly that his staff has not had communication with him for more than four days, and that no one, including his own family, knows his whereabouts."

Not long thereafter, Gov. Sanford had to admit that he was having an affair with an Argentine woman, María Belén Chapur, a 43-year-old divorced mother of two, claiming she was his soul mate.

In his own Congressional office, he backed his voting record with personal action – returning over $200,000 (almost a third of his total office budget) each year to the taxpayers.

Governor Sanford learned the themes of hard work and frugality with his two brothers and sister on their family farm near Beaufort. The seat had come open after four-term Republican incumbent Arthur Ravenel declined to seek re-election in his ultimately unsuccessful run for governor.

He was rated similarly by the National Taxpayers’ Union, and Taxpayers for Common Sense inducted him into the Taxpayers Hall of Fame.

Background

Sanford, Mark was born on May 28, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Son of Marshall Clement and Peggy (Pitts) Sanford. By creating more economic opportunity, by watching out for the taxpayer, by working to reform government structure, by opening up South Carolina’s political system, and by bettering quality of life in the state, change of long-antiquated systems is beginning and South Carolina is becoming more competitive in the global economy.

Governor Sanford’s adopted budget proposals have saved tens of millions of dollars.

Principal Southeastern Partners, 1989—1993. As well, more land has been set aside during his governorship than under any other administration in South Carolina history.

Further restructuring of South Carolina’s antiquated system of government continues to be one of Governor Sanford’s top priorities in his efforts to bring more accountability and cost-effectiveness to the state.

Prior to being elected governor in 2002, Governor Sanford lived on the South Carolina coast with his wife, Jenny, and their four sons, Marshall, Landon, Bolton and Blake.

For his consistent efforts to lower taxes and limit government growth he was ranked #1 in Congress by Citizens Against Government Waste.

Sanford was elected governor in 2001 and reelected in 2006, becoming only the third two-term governor in modern South Carolina history. Early in his governorship, he reviewed South Carolina's governmental structure making several cuts and consolidations including restructuring of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.

Mark Sanford:  Major Events and Accomplishments, 2nd Term, 2007–2011

• Sanford was the first governor to reject federal stimulus money in 2009.

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• U.S. Member of Preservation Society Charleston. Governor Sanford served six years in the U.S. Congress prior to his election as governor, and had no prior political experience before being elected to Congress in 1994.

  During his time in Washington, Governor Sanford was a tireless advocate for the taxpayer.

  In both general elections, he beat Joseph Innella of the Natural Law Party.

  In 2002, just before announcing he would run for governor, Sanford joined the Air Force Reserve.

  Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford, Jr. entered the gubernatorial election of 2002; he first defeated Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler in the Republican primary and then defeated the Democratic incumbent, Gov.

  James Hovis Hodges, in the general election.

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  Married Jennifer Sullivan, November 4, 1989 (divorced March 19, 2010). from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and went on to work in real estate finance and investment in New York and Charleston, South Carolina.

  The governor has held monthly “Open Door After 4” meetings in his office, where anyone from anywhere in the state can come by for a visit.

  The state passed first-of-its-kind charter school legislation to allow parents more choices in where their children attend school.

  

  For his consistent efforts to lower taxes and limit government growth he was ranked #1 in the entire Congress by Citizens Against Government Waste. Dennis Aughtry7,934 votes5.7%

  Republican Primary – June 13, 2006
  Mark Sanford	160,238 votes	64.8%
  Oscar Lovelace	87,043 votes	35.2%

  General Election – November 7, 2006
  Mark Sanford	601,868 votes	55.1%
  Tommy Moore	489,076 votes	44.8%