What Is Nancy Mace’s Net Worth and Salary?
Nancy Mace is an American politician, author, and businesswoman with an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Nancy Mace has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District since 2021, receiving the standard congressional salary of $174,000 per year. She first entered the national spotlight in 1999, when she made history as the first woman to graduate from The Citadel’s Corps of Cadets. Before winning federal office, Mace built a career across public relations, commercial real estate, political consulting, and state government, including a term in the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 2020, she unseated Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham, becoming the first Republican woman from South Carolina elected to Congress. Over time, Mace has drawn attention for a political style that has moved between independent-minded breaks with her party and close alignment with Donald Trump, whom she initially criticized after the January 6 attack before later emerging as one of his vocal defenders. She was also among the Republicans who helped oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in 2023 and later mounted an unsuccessful bid for governor of South Carolina. According to her financial disclosures, much of Mace’s wealth is connected to real estate holdings, retirement accounts, insurance products, and cash assets, alongside significant debt tied to property.
Early Life and Education
Nancy Ruth Mace was born on December 4, 1977, at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Raised in a military household, she was the daughter of James Emory Mace, an Army officer who later served as commandant of cadets at The Citadel, and Anne Mace, a teacher.
Mace did not follow a traditional academic path at first. She left high school before graduating, later earned her GED, attended Trident Technical College, and eventually enrolled at The Citadel.
Her time at The Citadel became a defining chapter in her public story. In 1999, Mace became the first female cadet to graduate from the school’s Corps of Cadets, earning a business degree before later completing a master’s degree in journalism at the University of Georgia.
Business Career and Book
Mace later chronicled that milestone in her memoir, “In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel,” which detailed her experience breaking barriers at the historic military college. The book helped position her as a public speaker on resilience, leadership, and gender integration.
Before becoming a full-time elected official, Mace launched a public relations and consulting firm, working with companies, political campaigns, and nonprofit groups. She also developed experience in commercial real estate and technology-focused marketing.
That private-sector background gave Mace both income and a network that preceded her rise in politics. Over the years, multiple business interests and real estate partnerships have appeared in her financial disclosure filings.
Early Political Campaigns
Mace entered Republican politics and worked on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in South Carolina. She had previously challenged U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham in the 2014 Republican primary but received a small share of the vote.
In 2017, she won a special election for the South Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the Charleston area and worked on taxes, conservation, veterans, and abortion legislation.
Mace supported a successful effort to add exceptions for rape and incest to a proposed state abortion ban. That position later distinguished her from some members of her party, even as she continued to identify as anti-abortion.
United States Congress
Mace challenged Democratic Representative Joe Cunningham in 2020 in South Carolina’s coastal 1st District. She won narrowly and took office in January 2021.
After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Mace criticized Trump and said that his actions had endangered his legacy. She voted to certify the 2020 election results but opposed Trump’s second impeachment. Over time, she repaired her relationship with Trump and became increasingly supportive of him.
In Congress, Mace has worked on veterans’ issues, cannabis reform, animal welfare, coastal protection, and women’s health. She has also attracted attention for confrontational committee exchanges, frequent television appearances, and disputes with members of both parties.
In October 2023, Mace joined seven other Republicans and House Democrats in voting to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
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2026 Campaign for Governor
Mace announced a campaign for governor of South Carolina in 2025. She attempted to present herself as both a Trump-aligned conservative and a political outsider willing to challenge the state Republican establishment.
The campaign was affected by controversies involving former staff members, personal disputes, congressional expense claims, and questions about her focus on media attention. In June 2026, Mace finished fifth in the Republican primary and did not advance to the runoff.
Because she pursued the governorship rather than another House term, the defeat left her future in elected office uncertain after the conclusion of her congressional service.
Financial Disclosures
Mace’s financial disclosure for 2024 listed PJME LLC, a Charleston real estate holding, at a value between $1 million and $5 million. Personal residences do not always appear as reportable assets under congressional rules, which can make the asset and liability sides of a filing appear mismatched.
She reported between $50,001 and $100,000 in a checking account. Her retirement assets included a SEP IRA and traditional IRA each valued between $50,001 and $100,000, along with a Roth IRA valued between $15,001 and $50,000.
The filing also listed a whole-life insurance or annuity product worth between $15,001 and $50,000, two college-savings accounts for her children, two children’s savings accounts, and a small interest in Bryant Brothers LLC.
Mace disclosed three property mortgages. One was valued between $500,001 and $1 million, a second between $1 million and $5 million, and a third between $500,001 and $1 million. The broad ranges make it impossible to derive an exact net worth directly from the form.
Her only reported earned income on that filing was her $174,000 congressional salary. She did not list stock transactions, outside positions, or additional earned income for the year.
Personal Life
Mace has been married twice and has two children. She has discussed surviving sexual assault as a teenager and has connected that experience to her position that abortion laws should include exceptions for rape and incest.
She was previously engaged to businessman Patrick Bryant. Their breakup developed into public legal and personal disputes that overlapped with questions about jointly held property and congressional housing reimbursements.
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