Bio
Mark Sanford is the Governor of South Carolina.
From 1994 to 2000, he served as the Republican representative in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 1st congressional district, where he was a staunch conservative with an independent streak.
In 2002, he was elected the 115th Governor of South Carolina, where he had a contentious relationship with the South Carolina legislature.
Mark Sanford was reelected Governor in 2006.
In office, notably, he rejected stimulus funds for his state in 2009 but later took it so that it would not be distributed to other states.
Mark Sanford's tenure has been put into doubt by extended disappearances he recently revealed to be part of an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman named Maria.
He had wife Jenny Sanford have four children.
Gossip
Jenny Sanford: Praying For Maria Belen Chapur (8/18/2009)
Jenny Sanford refuses to condemn her husband Mark's mistress Maria Belen Chapur. She just says she prays for her.
Jenny Sanford Moves Out, Leaves Mark Sanford Over Maria Belen Chapur Affair (8/7/2009)
Jenny Sanford is moving out of the South Carolina Governor's mansion after Mark Sanford's affair with Maria Belen Chapur shattered their marriage.
Mark Sanford Censured By S.C. Republicans (7/8/2009)
The embattled South Carolina Governor will likely remain in office after being reprimanded, but not asked to step down.
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Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Age: 49
Birthday: May 28, 1960
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August 10th, 2009 11:38 PM
Disgusting hypocrite. Wasn't he the very FIRST one to call for Bill Clinton to step down after the Lewinsky affair surfaced?
I'm glad he thinks his leathery sundamaged dog face is enough to allow voters to romanticize his homewrecking "love story" of "King David" as he sees himself. Yuck.