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The dominant images now of Mark Sanfords eight years in office are of the Appalachian Trail and Argentina. But Sanford thinks his lasting legacy is yet to play itself out.
When Gov. Mark Sanford was elected eight years ago his broad vision for changing South Carolina touched on a need to change the way the state created jobs, taxed its citizens, governed itself, and reform spending and education.
Republican Gov. Mark Sanford and the GOP-controlled General Assembly had a contentious two-term relationship, though many legislators professed to agree with Sanfords policies.
No one has been more closely linked to Gov.-elect Nikki Haley than the man she will follow into office as South Carolinas governor.
Outgoing Gov. Mark Sanford said he had done little planning for the next chapter of his life, after the Governors Mansion, saying he works better if he focuses on the task at hand, which for the next month is finishing his second term.
Gov. Nikki Haley’s office Thursday all but accused House Speaker Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston, of a political vendetta. Meanwhile, Harrell’s office accused Haley of attempting to short-circuit a House Ethics Committee investigation into whether the governor broke state law.