Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2020

21 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.VOICEforMP.com owned her own business and then worked on the 2016 Trump campaign. “When I ran for State House, I wanted to bring that same work ethic and energy to the job and get stuff done,” she said. Cunningham’s win in 2018 was the first time a Democrat had represented the Charleston-based district since 1981. He sits on two House committees — Natural Resources and Veterans’ Affairs — and was the primary sponsor of two enacted bills: the VA Tele- Hearing Modernization Act and the Defense Access Road Enhancement Act. The Great American Outdoors Act, a bill he also co-sponsored, was signed by President Trump in early August of this year, ensuring a historic win for the legacy of national parks and public land. During Nancy Mace’s time in the State House, where she sits on the Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on Elections, she sponsored the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ in-state bill. She also successfully placed exceptions for rape and incest in the Fetal Heartbeat Bill — though these were later stripped from the bill. Congressman Joe Cunningham. District 99 State Rep. Nancy Mace. Photos provided.