The outgoing South Carolina congresswoman first discussed her ink in a February interview with Politico, saying the tattoos helped her “reclaim” her identity
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NEED TO KNOW
- Nancy Mace revealed her tattooed arms for the first time in new YouTube videos
- The South Carolina congresswoman, 48, first discussed her nine tattoos in an interview with Politico earlier this year, explaining that the inkings helped her cope with difficult times and “reclaim” her identity
- Mace plans to leave politics after her term ends in January 2027 to return to the private sector and spend more time with her family
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace debuted her heavily tattooed arms for the first time in a series of new videos.
In her latest YouTube posts, including one in which she shared her post-Congress plans, the outspoken Republican lawmaker showed off several colorful new tattoos extending down her arms.
Mace, 48, announced in an interview with Politico earlier this year that she got nine tattoos, but until now she kept them under wraps, opting to wear long sleeves when photographed.
Among the tattoos is the quote, “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself,” from Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway. She also appears to sport a bird and a flower, as well as the word “justice,” written vertically.
The South Carolina Republican told Politico in February that she got her tattoos because they gave her “the pain that I need to feel” after losing or firing every one of her Washington, D.C., staffers two years ago.
The one-time Donald Trump ally turned occasional MAGA critic added that the tattoos helped her “reclaim” her body and her identity. “It’s just my reaction and my response,” she explained to the outlet. “And it keeps me alive.”
Her tattoo reveal comes two months after she finished fifth in the Republican primary for South Carolina governor, via The Associated Press, ending her bid for the state’s top office.
Opting to enter the race meant she vacated her seat in the House of Representatives elections in November, and that her time in Congress is set to come to an end in January 2027 after three terms.
She declined to run for the Senate seat left vacant following veteran Republican Lindsey Graham’s death last month, too, announcing on YouTube that she’d instead remain in her current post until the end of her term.
Credit: Nancy Mace/Youtube
After leaving Capitol Hill, she plans to go “back to the private sector,” she said.
In her YouTube video, Mace said that she’s thinking of starting “some companies” and spending some more time with her family, too. She shares son Miles and daughter Ellison with ex-husband Curtis Jackson.
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“I missed out on a lot when I was in Congress for six years,” she said, admitting she wouldn’t be staying away from politics entirely.
“I’ll still weigh in,” she hinted. “I do love the commentary… It’s even more freeing [and] liberating now that I’m not running again.”
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