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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday.
"After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three-star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause. I still have more to give, more to fight for, more work to do -- and I am not done serving," the now-retired officer said in an X post announcing her campaign.
South Carolina's 1st District, a right-leaning seat that includes Charleston, was won by President Donald Trump in 2024 and 2020. The seat is currently represented by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina.
She joins a crowded Democratic primary field, including Coast Guard veteran Mac Deford, who lost the 2024 Democratic primary race.
On the Republican side, physician Sam McCown, State Reo, Mark Smith and Alex Pelbath, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who flew the final American flight out of Kabul, Afghanistan in 2021, are competing in the June primary.
"After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three-star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause. I still have more to give, more to fight for, more work to do -- and I am not done serving," the now-retired officer said in an X post announcing her campaign.
South Carolina's 1st District, a right-leaning seat that includes Charleston, was won by President Donald Trump in 2024 and 2020. The seat is currently represented by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina.
She joins a crowded Democratic primary field, including Coast Guard veteran Mac Deford, who lost the 2024 Democratic primary race.
On the Republican side, physician Sam McCown, State Reo, Mark Smith and Alex Pelbath, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who flew the final American flight out of Kabul, Afghanistan in 2021, are competing in the June primary.
