Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) former chief of staff is launching a primary challenge against her former boss just a month after leaving office.
Dan Hanlon filed his declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Friday and will now challenge Mace for his congressional seat representing South Carolina’s First Congressional District.
Hanlon and Mace had a falling out last October, after the South Carolina lawmaker voted with seven other Republicans and all Democrats to unseat former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
After the vote, McCarthy referenced Hanlon during a press conference in which he criticized Mace for his claims that he was not keeping his word.
“So I call [Mace’s] Major State Boss [Hanlon] … I said, ‘Can you please tell me that I don’t understand? Where have I broken my word?’” McCarthy told reporters the day he was removed from the presidency. “The chief of staff said: ‘He has kept his word 100%.’
Dan Hanlon filed his declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. Facebook
“His chief of staff told us all that we have kept our every word. And he said that he had also told her that,” her former spokesperson added.
McCarthy noted during the press conference that he would give Hanlon a job if Mace fired him.
Mace reportedly began to “freeze.” [Hanlon] came out” and began to “distrust” him after hearing what McCarthy told the press, according to the Daily Mail.
Hanlon will now challenge Mace for his congressional seat representing South Carolina’s First Congressional District. fake images
Hanlon is reportedly among six former Mace employees who recently resigned, and several former Mace employees are advising Hanlon on his new campaign, according to the outlet.
The work environment in Mace’s office has been described as “toxic,” according to the Washington Examiner, and in which congresswomen frequently subjected subordinates to inappropriate comments about their sex lives.
Hanlon worked for four years in the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget before joining Mace’s staff in 2021.
Mace’s office did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.
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