On Mark Sanford’s website, we are invited to “meet” him , which is an interesting alternative for the word “bio.” What does Mark want us to know about him? Well, he has “twice represented the First District of South Carolina in the U.S. Congress, has worked in real estate, operated his family farm, and has had the blessing and honor of raising four great sons.” As governor he achieved many of the goals he set for himself, thus improving the state of South Carolina in numerous ways.
He was also at the center of a very public scandal that brought his political career to a screeching halt. It happened during his sixth year as governor and effectively ruined his marriage. In 2009 his wife as well as the rest of the country suddenly became aware of an affair he was having with an Argentinian woman. Perhaps this would have only been an embarrasssing footnote had he not disappeared for seven days in order to be with her. Where is Maria Belen Chapur now? Here’s what we know.
