Mark Sanford launches his comeback bid to Congress

This post was originally published on Politico.

Former Republican Rep. Mark Sanford is set to make a run for his former congressional seat, according to paperwork filed with South Carolina’s elections commission.

Sanford is a fixture in South Carolina politics, known nationally for his high-profile extramarital affair while serving as governor, his sharp criticism of President Donald Trump while serving in Congress and his quixotic 2020 presidential run against Trump.

He submitted paperwork recently to run in the already-crowded Republican primary in the first congressional district stretching from the Charleston area down the coast to Hilton Head Island, vacated by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) as she

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