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77-429: The Problem Solvers Caucus developed over time as an outgrowth of informal meetings organized by group No Labels . No Labels spent years on Capitol Hill working to get members in a room to talk with colleagues from the other party. These informal "get to know you" meetings led to more substantive cooperation across the aisle, including the introduction of nine bipartisan bills to reduce government waste and inefficiency, and

154-452: A spoiler that would benefit Trump. Mike Rawlings confirmed in March 2024 that the organization still intended to field a presidential candidate. Chairman Joe Lieberman announced the candidate selection process, discussing the creation of the "Country Over Party Committee", a group of 12 individuals which would vet and select a presidential and vice presidential candidate. At that point,

231-442: A super PAC called Citizens to Save Our Republic to focus on stopping No Labels' presidential ticket. Nonprofits Third Way and MoveOn also organized a campaign to get Democrats to disavow No Labels. Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has been critical of the organization, stating that No Labels does not "know who they’re going to hurt". Despite his expressed misgivings, in March 2024, Christie briefly considered making

308-617: A "cutthroat culture" within No Labels. In response to the criticism, several senior officials for the group described to Politico the complaints as coming from "aggrieved ex-workers" who could not "adapt" to a demanding office culture. Politico reported that in addition to requiring non-disclosure agreements , Nancy Jacobson has been accused by former employees of asking staff members to obscure where they work on LinkedIn , allegedly, in order to make it more difficult for journalists to interview No Labels employees. Damon Townsend ran as

385-644: A 'consensus calendar' to reserve time for bills with wide bipartisan support and make it harder for extremists on the House’s wings to threaten to oust the speaker." Some on the left argued against the changes saying they would essentially weaken Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats in the House. In September 2020, the Problem Solvers released their "March to Common Ground" COVID-19 relief package, an outline for

462-591: A 100% Lifetime rating for her voting record against offshore drilling and seismic testing. The South Carolina Club for Growth gave Mace its 2019 Tax Payer Hero Award. In May 2020, Governor Henry McMaster signed Mace's prison reform bill, which ends the shackling of pregnant women in prison, into law. In June 2019, Mace announced that she would seek the Republican nomination for South Carolina's 1st congressional district , centered in Charleston, and at

539-413: A 2024 presidential run, citing timing and to avoid being a spoiler. Congressman Dean Phillips said he would consider running on the No Labels ticket if polling suggested that President Joe Biden would end up losing to Donald Trump , but reversed his statement a day later. Former Republican governors Larry Hogan , Jon Huntsman and Nikki Haley , have all denied interest in a presidential run on

616-514: A 64-member bloc for bipartisan issues. Republican members were looking at removing less-than-cooperative Democratic members, while Democratic members believed the caucus were not doing enough to combat the far-right influence in the general GOP. This group includes 59 members as of May 16, 2024: 32 Democrats and 27 Republicans. The New York Times reported in May 2023 that the Democratic wing of

693-552: A Congressional bipartisan compromise that showed that members of both parties were willing to listen to each other in order to craft legislation. On May 18, 2021, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed bipartisan legislation to investigate the attack on the Capitol . However, the next day only 18 of 28 Republican Problem Solvers voted in support of creating a bipartisan commission to lead the investigation. After

770-459: A Democratic proposal to grant the District of Columbia statehood . She argued that Washington, D.C. was too small to qualify as a state, saying, "D.C. wouldn't even qualify as a singular congressional district." She made this statement alongside Liz Cheney , who represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district , which has a smaller population than Washington, D.C. On May 31, 2023, Mace

847-569: A Democratic vice-presidential nominee could not be found. The Democratic Party of Arizona sued unsuccessfully in 2023 to prevent No Labels from recognition as a political party, with the ability to place candidates on the state ballot. Over 15,000 Arizona residents have chosen to register their party affiliation as No Labels, more than the margin of victory in the 2020 presidential election in Arizona . After No Labels attained recognition, perennial candidate Richard Grayson opted to run under

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924-491: A National Strategic Agenda with four goals: job creation, balancing the budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security. Then co-chairs Reed and Gottheimer said in 2017, "We all knew the partisanship in Washington had gotten out of control and felt the need to create a bipartisan group committed to getting to 'yes' on important issues. We have agreed to vote together for any policy proposal that garners

1001-471: A No Labels Party candidate for Secretary of State of Washington State in the August 6, 2024 primary. He finished fourth with 5.02% of the vote. Richard Grayson ran as a No Labels Party candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska in the August 20, 2024 primary and finished tenth with 0.13% of the vote. Nancy Mace Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician who has been

1078-866: A No Labels run before ruling out the idea later that same month. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the effort "perilous to our democracy" citing how a moderately successful 2024 presidential run would throw the election to state congressional delegations which Republicans control. President Biden has stated that a No Labels candidacy would help his opponent. Biden's top aides have blessed efforts of allies to push financial and political support away from No Labels and other potential third party bids. Democrats have worked to spread negative information about potential third party candidates while lawyers have researched options to limit ballot access. Clancy stated in November 2023 that "we don’t think Trump should ever again be president", and promised that No Labels would not act as

1155-477: A Republican member of the Problem Solvers Caucus herself, also voted alongside Democrats to remove McCarthy. Within the caucus, the Republican argument that defending the Speaker would protect the institution was met with the Democratic rebuttal that McCarthy refused to certify the 2020 election. The schism formed from this event persisted long after the vote, with the caucus acting only in small groups rather than as

1232-778: A balanced budget amendment and create an alert system that would notify people when there is a mass shooting". McCarthy, who had been a strong ally of Mace's, denied her claims. During a January 2024 hearing, Mace called Hunter Biden "the epitome of White privilege ." In April 2024, Mace introduced the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act (i.e. the PAAW Act). The bill "prevents the National Institute of Health (NIH) from conducting or supporting any research that causes significant pain and distress to dogs and cats." It also "requires reports to Congress by

1309-408: A bi-partisan ticket would likely benefit Trump. The effort was criticized by some Democrats, centrists, and Republicans who feared it could give former president Trump a second term. One report claimed that certain center-left members of No Labels' Problem Solvers Caucus were "in open revolt"; co-founder William Galston resigned in protest. A bipartisan group of former lawmakers launched

1386-750: A breach of their donor's trust. According to No Labels, the Dursts have not donated in several years. In May 2023, the Secretary of State of Maine , Democrat Shenna Bellows , sent No Labels a cease and desist letter after accusing the organization of misleading voters into registering for the party. She claimed that No Labels misrepresented voter registrations as petitions, and informed each registrant how to change their party affiliation. No Labels argued that Bellows' actions could amount to voter suppression and responded by stating that their organizers were instructed to ask voters to join their party, and noted that

1463-516: A coalitions director and field director for the campaign. On September 18, 2017, Mace filed as a Republican to run in a special election for the South Carolina State House District 99 seat being vacated by Jimmy Merrill , who resigned earlier that month after an indictment and plea deal for several ethics violations. She received 49.5% of the vote in the November 14 Republican primary, 13 votes short of winning

1540-484: A complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice alleging an "illegal conspiracy to use intimidation, harassment and fear against representatives of No Labels, its donors and as potential candidates." The complaint claimed members of Third Way and The Lincoln Project actively threatened No Labels and prospective candidates to cease their presidential ambitions. Both Third Way and the Lincoln Project have denied

1617-403: A consequence, Trump endorsed former South Carolina representative Katie Arrington in the 2022 Republican primary for Mace's congressional seat. Mace defeated Arrington. In the November general election, Mace defeated Democratic nominee Annie Andrews by 14 percentage points. Mace was one of seven Republicans who publicly refused to support their colleagues' efforts to challenge the results of

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1694-402: A day, and on local TV channels at least 6 times per week. The handbook was conspicuously more detailed in its descriptions for communications staff compared to legislative and constituent focused staff positions. Mace's office experienced high levels of turnover, including a complete turnover of all staff between November 2023 and February 2024. South Carolina redrew its congressional map after

1771-716: A desire to make headlines and appear on TV programs. Staffers recalled her attempting to attract attention to herself during the January 6 Capitol attack by risking her own safety and seeking to be assaulted by rioters. Legislative staffers for Mace described her efforts to attract media attention as hampering her legislative agenda and working relationships with other members of Congress. An internal staff handbook written by Mace showcased an unusual focus on public image and media attention, with strenuous expectations for communications staff. Mace's handbook required communications staffers to book her on national TV outlets at least 1-3 times

1848-529: A former Facebook executive, and supporters of Michael Bloomberg . A 2018 Chicago Sun-Times investigation found five super PACs that were affiliated with No Labels, sparking an OpenSecrets investigation identifying two more. All seven super PACs were closed in 2020. The Daily Beast reported that in 2018 No Labels' super PACs received more than $ 11 million from 53 donors, most of whom worked in finance. The New Republic reported in 2023 that No Labels received major funding from Harlan Crow ,

1925-641: A former senior intelligence official and lead UAP analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency about recovered nonhuman craft and biological remains. In a November 2024 hearing, Mace criticized the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) for being "unable, or perhaps unwilling, to bring forward the truth about the government's activities concerning UAPs" and questioned why

2002-643: A leading donor to Republican and conservative causes. No Labels has been described as a dark money organization. Nancy Jacobson has been the board president since the founding of the organization and as of 2022, CEO. In December 2020, No Labels announced Maryland governor Larry Hogan , as a national co-chair (prominent spokesperson ) to serve alongside the No Labels founding co-chair Joe Lieberman . In January 2023, former NAACP executive director Benjamin Chavis joined Hogan as national co-chair. In June 2023, former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory joined as

2079-449: A left-leaning organization, said in 2018 that he was "duped" by No Labels and the PSC, saying that rather than "breaking gridlock", it was "a fast track for special interests and lobbyists." No Labels No Labels is an American political organization whose stated mission is to support centrism and bipartisanship through what it calls the "commonsense majority". No Labels

2156-811: A national co-chair. Hogan stepped down as co-chair in December 2023. Nancy Jacobson and Jerald S. Howe Jr. (board treasurer) have been on the board since the founding of the group in 2010. Andrew Tisch joined in 2012. Andrew M. Bursky joined in 2015. Dennis C. Blair and Charles R. Black Jr. joined in 2019. Tish Bazil was added to the organization's website as a board member in 2023. Previous board members include: Ted Buerger (2010), Joshua Bekenstein (2010), Mark Nunnelly (2010), Mark McKinnon (2010–2012), Nate Garvis (2010–2013), Holly Page (2010–2013), Lisa Borders (2014–2017), Kenneth A. Gross (2012–2023) and Margie Fox (2009–2023). Based on 14 interviews with former employees in December 2022, Politico described

2233-399: A six-week ban that puts women who are victims of rape and girls who are victims of incest and in a hard spot isn't the way to change hearts and minds. It's not compassionate. The requirements [DeSantis] has for rape victims are too much, not something that I support. It's a non-starter. I am a victim of rape. I was raped by a classmate at the age of 16. I am very wary, and the devil is always in

2310-485: Is chosen, polling numbers will drop dramatically. A poll from Monmouth University on July 20, 2023, concluded that if No Labels' chosen candidates were more popular with conservatives, it's not clear which major party would benefit more: "The presence of a third party in the race would siphon votes from both major party nominees, but it is not apparent it would play the role of a spoiler." FiveThirtyEight ' s review of polling on July 13, 2023, predicted at that time that

2387-417: Is provided through a dedicated stability fund that states could use to reduce premiums and limit losses for providing coverage for these high-cost patients. The third part of the plan provides relief to certain businesses from the mandate that they provide insurance to full-time employees. It also defines "full time" as a 40-hour workweek to discourage businesses from manipulating employees' weekly hours to skirt

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2464-619: The 2013 and 2015 State of the Union addresses. In 2017, the group helped to formally start the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House of Representatives, a bipartisan group of approximately 60 congressional members. Before the 2019–2020 House term , No Labels released a plan to enhance bipartisan cooperation in Congress called The Speaker Project . Several planks from this proposal were later included in an agreement that

2541-421: The 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. These seven signed a letter that, while giving credence to Trump's allegations of electoral fraud , said Congress did not have the authority to influence the election's outcome. Mace was so concerned by the hostile atmosphere Trump was generating in the District of Columbia that she sent her children home to South Carolina before the congressional vote to accept

2618-504: The Electoral College votes. After the 2021 United States Capitol attack , Mace pleaded with Trump to condemn it. While locked down in her Capitol office she told CBS News ' Red & Blue host Elaine Quijano , "I'm begging the president to get off Twitter ." Ultimately Mace voted against impeaching Trump, however, stating that due process had not been properly followed. She would later come to Trump's defense after he

2695-538: The Republican presidential primary . Mace was born at Fort Liberty , North Carolina , to United States Army 1-star general James Emory Mace and schoolteacher Anne Mace. In 1999, Mace became the first woman to graduate from The Citadel 's Corps of Cadets program, receiving a degree in business administration . Mace wrote In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel ( Simon & Schuster , 2001) about

2772-528: The U.S. Senate on a 94–1 vote. Mace said she opposed the bill because it did not address discrimination against Asian-Americans in higher education. In November 2021, Mace criticized fellow Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert for her anti-Muslim comments about Democrat Ilhan Omar . On October 2, 2023, the House of Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill titled the MACE Act, intended to modernize federal cybersecurity job requirements. The bill

2849-608: The U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party . In 1999, Mace became the first woman to graduate from the Corps of Cadets program at The Citadel . From 2018 to 2020, she represented the 99th district in the South Carolina House of Representatives , covering Hanahan , northeast Mount Pleasant , and Daniel Island . In 2020, Mace

2926-412: The "No Labels" ballot label. In January 2024, real estate heirs Douglas Durst and his cousin, Jonathan, sued No Labels alleging a "bait and switch" scheme had been used to finance their third-party presidential campaign. The Durst family says it has donated to No Labels since 2016, when the group's messaging focused on bipartisan policy legislation, but contend that No Labels' presidential ambitions are

3003-424: The 2020 census showed significant population changes between districts. A three-judge federal panel ruled in 2023 that Mace's congressional District 1 was redrawn in a "stark racial gerrymander" intended to suppress the power of Black voters. The redistricting moved 62% of Black Charleston County voters (a total of 30,000) from Mace's District 1 to District 6, represented by Jim Clyburn , a Black Democrat who has held

3080-537: The 2023 October Continuing Resolution was passed on September 30, 2023, Congressman Matt Gaetz presented the motion to vacate against Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3, in which all Democrats voted to vacate alongside eight Republicans. Republican members of the Problem Solvers Caucus criticized their Democratic counterparts for not defending McCarthy after he passed a bipartisan bill, considering it an undermining of bipartisanship credibility, although Nancy Mace ,

3157-556: The NIH and Government Accountability Office detailing NIH-funded dog and cat experiments, their cost and assessments of NIH efforts to phase them out." In 2024, Mace endorsed Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries over Nikki Haley , who supported Mace in the 2022 primary. Many former Congressional staffers for Mace have described her approach to her office as focused on gaining media attention. Her staffers have attributed many of her political actions, such as her vote against McCarthy, to

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3234-530: The No Labels banner. No Labels then sued the Arizona Secretary of State , Democrat Adrian Fontes , to prevent candidates it did not approve from running under the No Labels banner on its ballot line. U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi ruled in No Labels' favor. However, Grayson qualified to run as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska's at-large congressional district with

3311-413: The No Labels ticket. No Labels and its supporters cited polling showing voters' disapproval of the presumptive 2024 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. In August 2022, No Labels released a poll of voters in eight battleground states, finding 63% of voters open to a "moderate independent" presidential candidate, though Intelligencer columnist Ed Kilgore argues that once a specific candidate

3388-505: The Problem Solvers Caucus reached with Speaker   Nancy Pelosi . that some praised as practical and necessary, while others claimed it might give House Republicans and/or corporate interests more power for that term. In 2021, the Problem Solvers Caucus released a "Building Bridges" blueprint for a bipartisan infrastructure deal. It was the first deal to be endorsed by Republicans and Democrats during that budget cycle. In 2023 and 2024, two smaller left-wing outlets have criticized

3465-399: The allegations. No Labels does not disclose its donors' identities, citing the potential for lobbying and pressure campaigns for major donors to stop backing the organization. IRS section 501(c) organizations are not legally required to disclose their donors. This lack of transparency has been a major source of criticism for the organization alongside critiques that the group prioritizes

3542-502: The campaign of presidential candidate Ron Paul . In August 2013, Mace announced her candidacy in the 2014 election for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina. She received 19,560 votes (6.2% of the vote) in the primary election on June 10, 2014, behind Lindsey Graham (56.4%), Lee Bright (15.4%), Richard Cash (8.3%), and Det Bowers (7.3%). Mace supported Donald Trump for president in 2016 as

3619-498: The caucus is in "open revolt" over No Labels ' progress in pursuing a third-party presidential ticket for 2024 . Tom Reed , former Republican co-chair said in 2019, "The Problem Solvers Caucus has been finding itself in the middle of several key battles and make common cause with its natural Senate allies". Mark Pocan , a former caucus member and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus ,

3696-400: The conditions as they are, we expect to be putting up a ticket early next year". By February 2024, The New York Times described the efforts as having "foundered for months now" with the group's most high-profile potential candidates ruling-out running on a No Labels ticket. Senator Joe Manchin was among the most high-profile candidates sought by No Labels, but in mid-February he ruled out

3773-583: The death of its chairman Joe Lieberman on March 27. No Labels was founded on December 13, 2010, with the slogan "Not Left. Not Right. Forward". Organizers said the aim was to organize American voters against partisanship in politics and encourage a "common ground" approach to problem solving. The group's early efforts were viewed by some skeptics as an attempt to support a potential third party presidential campaign for Michael Bloomberg in 2012, which he and No Labels denied. No Labels had relatively few Republicans at its first conference in 2010, and criticism of

3850-454: The decision would be voted on by delegates of the organization. By then, No Labels had ballot access in 16 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, and Utah. On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to run a presidential ticket for the 2024 election. The New York Times said that Lieberman's death on March 27 meant

3927-709: The details, but we've got to show more care and concern and compassion for women who've been raped. I don't like that this bill was signed in the dead of night". In June 2021, Mace was one of 26 Republicans to vote for the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act. In January 2023, Mace introduced the Standing with Moms Act, which would create a website, life.gov, that would link women to crisis pregnancy centers (non-profits established by anti-abortion groups primarily to persuade pregnant women not to have an abortion ). In April 2021, Mace voiced her opposition to

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4004-603: The experience. Mace went on to earn a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia . In 2008, Mace started a public relations and consulting firm called The Mace Group. Mace became co-owner of the website FITSNews , which she began working for in 2007, but sold her stake in 2013. The site covers South Carolina politics and current events. In 2012, Mace volunteered for

4081-474: The form signed by voters is titled "Maine Voter Registration Application". While 798 people who received letters from Bellows unenrolled from No Labels, the group still had enough registered voters to qualify for the Maine ballot. In January 2024, the party was confirmed as a qualified political party giving them ballot access. No Labels has rejected a state-run primary in Maine. In January 2024, No Labels filed

4158-499: The future. In response to the ruling, Mace stated, "It reaffirms everything everyone in South Carolina already knows, which is that the line wasn't based on race." As Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, Mace has led congressional hearings on UAPs (also known as UFOs) and government transparency. In a July 2023 hearing, Mace questioned David Grusch ,

4235-540: The government maintains such secrecy if there is "no big deal and there's nothing there." Mace has supported efforts to ban abortion . In 2021, she cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would recognize a fertilized egg as a person with equal protections under the 14th Amendment and establish a nationwide abortion ban. Describing herself as "staunchly pro-life", she has also criticized abortion bans enacted in some states and called for Republicans to be more moderate on

4312-602: The inclusion of exceptions for rape and incest in a bill for a six-week abortion ban that passed the South Carolina state house. In a speech on the state house floor, Mace revealed that she had been raped at age 16. She has said she opposes abortion but does not believe the government has the right to deny the procedure to a victim of rape or incest. Mace co-sponsored a bill to oppose offshore drilling off South Carolina's coast. She opposed President Donald Trump 's plan to offer oil drilling leases off South Carolina beaches. The Conservation Voters of South Carolina gave Mace

4389-560: The introduction of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 and the Medicare " doc fix " in 2015. Over time, No Labels continued to organize members into a more cohesive group and eventually branded the group the "Problem Solvers" and recruited its first two co-chairs, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR). This group of members organized by No Labels also signed a resolution (H.R. 207) calling for both parties to unify behind

4466-539: The issue, and said she would only support legislation that "has exceptions of rape or incest and the life of the mother". Expounding on her views, she stated: "The vast majority of people want some sort of gestational limits, ... not at nine months, but somewhere in the middle. They want exceptions for rape and incest. They want women to have access to birth control. These are all very common-sense positions that we can take and still be pro-life." Mace has voiced support for gestational limits of 15 to 20 weeks. In 2021, Mace

4543-564: The mandate. The plan would have also eliminated the Medical Device Tax, an excise charge of 2.3 percent, which opponents claim is passed onto consumers and reduces funds for research and development. After the 2018 midterm elections, the Problem Solvers Caucus and House Democratic Leadership negotiated a package that reformed the rules of the House. The Washington Post ' s Editorial Board predicted that those new rules should "ease consideration of bipartisan amendments, create

4620-577: The movement at the time came largely from the right. In January 2013, No Labels promoted an informal "Problem Solvers" caucus in Congress for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate . The group initially began as 24 Democratic and Republican members of Congress who pledged to meet regularly. Members would identify their affiliation by wearing lapel pins, particularly during events such as

4697-460: The nomination outright. She defeated the second-place finisher, Mount Pleasant town councilman Mark Smith, in the November 28 runoff, 63–37%. Mace defeated Democrat Cindy Boatwright in the January 16, 2018, general election, 2,066 votes to 1,587 (57–43%). She took office on January 23, 2018. Mace defeated the Democratic nominee, Mount Pleasant resident Jen Gibson, in the November 6, 2018 general election. In 2019, Mace successfully advocated for

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4774-417: The organization for its pro-Israel stances including around cracking down on campus protests. No Labels intended to run a bipartisan "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election , as an "insurance policy" in the event that "both major parties nominate presidential candidates that the vast majority of Americans don’t want". In November 2023, No Labels' chief strategist, Ryan Clancy, stated that "Based on

4851-465: The organization had "little political firepower to recruit potential candidates". Joe Cunningham , the national director for No Labels, said the group was "looking for a hero and a hero never emerged." In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times later that month, No Labels lawyer Dan K. Webb stated that Christie had agreed in March to be a presidential candidate for the organization, but

4928-415: The primary with 57.5% of the vote. Mace focused her campaign on banning offshore drilling off South Carolina's coast and restoring South Carolina's low country's economy. In the November general election, Mace defeated Cunningham. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Mace did not vote to impeach President Trump, but she criticized him for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. As

5005-634: The seat for 30 years, and moved inland white voters into Mace's District 1. The NAACP challenged the map, but after hearing oral arguments in October 2023, the Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling in a 6-3 decision in May 2024, finding that the legislature's redistricting decisions were driven by partisan goals, specifically to increase District 1's Republican vote share, rather than by race. The Court emphasized that while race and partisan preference are highly correlated in South Carolina,

5082-507: The skyrocketing cost of individual health insurance premiums. At the time, the Trump administration considered suspending cost-sharing payments that defray out-of-pocket payments like deductibles and co-payments, a move which insurers said could cause premiums to rise by 15 percent or more. The second part of the Problem Solvers plan would have provided relief to help states deal with the high cost of pre-existing and chronic conditions. The relief

5159-436: The support of 75 percent of the entire Problem Solvers Caucus, as well as 51 percent of both the Democrats and Republicans in the caucus." To ensure party balance, a new member can only join the caucus when a member of the opposing party joins at the same time. During the week of August 4, 2017, the 43-member House Problem Solvers Caucus released a compromise to shore up the struggling insurance exchanges. The proposal focused on

5236-658: The time represented by Democrat Joe Cunningham . Cunningham won the seat in 2018 in a surprise victory, winning a district Trump had carried by 13 percentage points two years earlier. Mace faced Mount Pleasant City Councilwoman Kathy Landing and Bikers for Trump founder Chris Cox in the June 9 Republican primary. During her primary campaign, she ran an advertisement stating she would "help President Trump take care of our veterans", and in which Vice President Mike Pence called her "an extraordinary American with an extraordinary lifetime of accomplishments—past, present and future." She won

5313-476: The use of political data for partisan aims is not constitutionally prohibited even if it results in racial disparities. The Court also noted that the plaintiff's decision not to provide an alternative map was an "implicit concession" that it could not draw one that would prove racial discrimination while achieving the same partisan outcome. The dissenting justices argued that the majority's approach would make it significantly harder to challenge racial gerrymandering in

5390-545: The wellbeing of wealthy donors instead of policies with broad appeal that could reduce partisanship. The Intercept and Jacobin report examples of the group working to block tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and corporations. A 2023 Wall Street Journal article described the known donors as being from industries like energy and finance that largely lean Republican. Early donors to No Labels include board member Andrew Tisch , co-chairman of Loews Corporation ; Ron Shaich, founder of Panera Bread ; Dave Morin ,

5467-578: Was indicted for mishandling classified documents . Mace, along with all other Senate and House Republicans, voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 . On May 18, 2021, Mace joined 61 other House Republicans to vote against the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which condemned acts of hate against Asian-Americans and streamlined data collection and reporting about such occurrences. The bill previously passed

5544-556: Was among 71 House Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to raise the debt ceiling. Mace was one of three Republican members of the Problem Solvers Caucus who voted against raising the debt ceiling that day. Two days later she appeared on Steve Bannon 's podcast to claim, "the American people were spoon-fed a bed of lies" regarding the measure. In June 2021, Mace

5621-539: Was among a handful of Republican representatives who did not sign onto an amicus brief to overturn Roe v. Wade . She criticized states enacting abortion bans without exceptions in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022 . In an interview on Face the Nation , she said she disagreed with the recently passed abortion ban in Florida, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis : "Signing

5698-530: Was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from South Carolina. Mace worked for Donald Trump 's 2016 presidential campaign , but strongly condemned his actions surrounding the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack . Mace asserted that Trump's legacy had been "wiped out" and that he should be held "accountable" for his actions. However, she ultimately voted against impeaching him, and in 2024 endorsed him in

5775-415: Was founded in 2010 as a 501(c)(4) by current president and CEO Nancy Jacobson . On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to run a presidential ticket for the 2024 United States presidential election . The organization stated that it would remain true to its commitment to not run a candidate who did not have a likely path to victory that would not act as a "spoiler" for either party following

5852-460: Was introduced by Mace and would be the last bill passed under Speaker Kevin McCarthy . Mace's legislative staff named the bill after her as a joke about Mace's ego. On October 3, 2023, Mace voted in favor of removing McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his position as speaker of the House. According to Mace, "McCarthy did not follow through on pushing her legislation to address the country’s rape-kit backlog, expand access to birth control, adopt

5929-690: Was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 . During the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis , Mace wrote an article opposing military intervention in the conflict. Mace voted for H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, which would provide $ 40 billion in emergency aid to the Ukrainian government. However, she voted against Ukraine aid

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