Rep. Nancy Mace, who represents South Carolina’s 1st district in the U.S. Congress, made several statements on her social media account on May 20, 2026, addressing issues related to government eligibility and constituent services.
In a post dated May 20, 2026, Mace wrote: “If you were not born in America, you should not hold power in our government. End of story.”
Later that day, she shared an update about her office’s casework with Social Security benefits: “Our casework team has successfully closed 828 Social Security cases, returning $1.2 MILLION to our constituents. Those are not just numbers. They are seniors who waited months, sometimes years, for benefits earned over a lifetime of work. Widows navigating a system built to https://t.co/J5KAuXdclS” The tweet highlighted the impact of these efforts on local residents.
In another post from the same date, Mace stated: “America FIRST. Not Somalia. Not India. Not China. Not anywhere else.”
Nancy Mace has served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 1st District since 2021 after succeeding Joe Cunningham and previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020 (https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001206). Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1977 and currently residing in Charleston, she graduated from The Citadel with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999.
