marshall clement "mark" sanford jr. (born may 28, 1960) is an american politician. he is a member of the republican. he was a u.s. representative for south carolina's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2001. sanford was then elected governor of south carolina from 2003 until 2011. he ran again for the u.s. house and was a congressman from 2013 to 2019. he lost in the 2018 republican primary for his re-election bid.