staff turnover
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Incidents
Capitol Police in Mace's office during Dan Hanlon's exit (December 2023)
After Rep. Mace fired chief of staff Dan Hanlon, Capitol Police entered her office on December 4, 2023 before he arrived to collect his belongings. Former staffers said they believed the police presence was meant to intimidate Hanlon; no charges were filed and no arrest was made.
December 4, 2023 · Incident
Wiki & people
Lorie Khatod
Former chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Mace (November 2023, October 2024), hired after the firing of Dan Hanlon during a period of total D.C. office turnover.
June 10, 2026 · Wiki
Dan Hanlon
Dan Hanlon served as chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Mace from 2021 until he was fired in December 2023, and was named in the Office of Congressional Conduct's 2025 reimbursement review as one of four individuals who refused to cooperate with investigators and were recommended for subpoena.
December 5, 2023 · Wiki
Media coverage
"She's Not OK": Bombshell Report Details Nancy Mace's Downward Spiral
New Republic writeup of the NYMag profile; secondary amplifier same day as original, characterizing the reporting as documenting a 'downward spiral.'
February 2, 2026 · Media
Nancy Mace Is Not Okay
A sweeping multi-source profile based on interviews with multiple former staffers alleging Mace made aides run late-night liquor runs, clean her Airbnb rentals, upvote Reddit posts ranking her among the 'hottest women in Congress,' and operate burner social-media accounts on her behalf. Staffers described erratic, emotionally volatile behavior. Mace denied all allegations, calling it a 'hit piece.'
February 2, 2026 · Media
Nancy Mace's senior adviser resigns, urges voters to 'scratch her from list' in SC governor's race
Austin McCubbin, a longtime political strategist and senior adviser on Nancy Mace's South Carolina gubernatorial campaign, resigned in December 2025 and publicly urged voters to reject her candidacy. McCubbin characterized Mace as having become 'a proxy for Rand Paul's 2028 presidential campaign' due to funding from Paul-affiliated groups, framing his departure as a principled objection to outside influence over her campaign. The resignation marked a significant internal fracture as Mace sought Donald Trump's endorsement in the 2026 governor's race.
December 1, 2025 · Media
Ex-aides dispute Rep. Nancy Mace's claims that staff 'sabotaged' her
The Washington Post reported on May 10, 2024 that Rep. Nancy Mace had accused former members of her congressional staff of sabotaging her office, including claims that ex-aides hacked her phone, mismanaged the budget, spied on her children, and tried to destroy office devices. Former staffers interviewed by the Post vehemently disputed Mace's account, pushing back on each allegation. The exchange extended a long-running national story about the unusually high turnover in Mace's office.
May 10, 2024 · Media
A Major Sign of Trouble in Nancy Mace's Office: Total Staff Turnover
Reported that all nine of Mace's D.C. staffers who were in place on November 1, 2023 had departed by February 2024, all but one voluntarily, describing a 'toxic,' 'demoralizing' environment and an abusive management style. The story triggered a cluster of follow-up coverage the same day.
February 5, 2024 · Media
Nancy Mace Is So Toxic That Her Entire Staff Ditched Her
New Republic writeup of the same mass staff-departure story, citing 'toxic' workplace culture; ran the same day as the Daily Beast and Salon pieces, amplifying the story's reach.
February 5, 2024 · Media
"She's a joke": Nancy Mace's ex-aides spill the beans after entire staff bails in just 3 months
Salon's same-day companion to the Daily Beast staff-turnover story, adding quotes from ex-aides describing Mace as 'delusional,' a micromanager who demanded eight-minute response times including on Christmas Eve, and who allegedly used Capitol Police to intimidate staff.
February 5, 2024 · Media
Nancy Mace Set 'Quotas' for Staff of How Many Times She Wanted to Appear on Television Per Day: Report
Mediaite reported on November 2, 2023 that, according to documents obtained by The Daily Beast, Rep. Nancy Mace's staff handbook required her communications team to book her on national television between one and three times per day and on local television at least six times per week. The handbook, which Mace wrote herself, also allocated more than one-third of her congressional office's annual budget, approximately $500,000, to 'marketing,' an unusually high proportion for a congressional office. Former aides described an office culture in which legislation served primarily as a vehicle for media opportunities rather than policy outcomes.
November 2, 2023 · Media