MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- The race for the Republican nomination in South Carolina’s First Congressional District is heating up.
Catherine Templeton, who previously served as director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), officially launched a primary challenge against incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace Monday morning.
“Right now our country is in chaos and the people who are in Washington that are supposed to be fighting for us are failing,” Templeton told the crowd at Water’s Edge Restaurant in Mount Pleasant. “That’s why today my family and I have an announcement to make: I’m Catherine Templeton and I’m running for Congress.”
The announcement now sets the stage for what will likely be a heated clash in the GOP primary between several candidates looking to unseat the congresswoman.
“We need a trusted leader who values service over celebrity. “We need a consistent conservative who doesn’t flip-flop for fame,” Templeton said, likely referring to Mace.