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Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (born May 28, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district after winning a special election on May 7, 2013.〔(AP: Sanford wins 1st District race, beats Colbert Busch )〕〔Sullivan, Sean. (Mark Sanford wins Republican runoff in South Carolina ), ''Washington Post'', April 4, 2013.〕 He previously represented the same district from 1995 to 2001, before being elected Governor of South Carolina, a position he held from 2003 to 2011. First elected to Congress in 1994, Sanford pledged to serve no more than three terms and did not seek re-election in 2000. He left office in 2001 and was elected as the 115th Governor of South Carolina in 2002, defeating Democratic incumbent Jim Hodges, and was re-elected in 2006. As Governor, Sanford had a contentious relationship with the South Carolina legislature: notably, he made public statements that he would reject stimulus funds for his state from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Following a subsequent battle in the South Carolina Supreme Court, he was forced to accept the funds. On June 24, 2009, Sanford publicly revealed that he had engaged in an affair with María Belén Chapur, an Argentine woman.〔(Mark Sanford and Maria Belen Chapur call off engagement, blame lingering divorce (The Post and Courier article-September 12, 2014) )〕〔("Mark Sanford breaks up with fiance, blames ex-wife" (The State article-September 12, 2014) )〕 He used money set aside for official state travel to conduct his affair which, while it led to censure by the South Carolina General Assembly and his resignation as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, did not result in Sanford's actual resignation from the governorship. Sanford is also a real estate developer and a former medical administration officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.〔Augusta Chronicle, (Reservist Sanford is Transferred to Agency ), March 11, 2005〕〔Charleston Post and Courier, The Island Packet, (Candidate Questionnaire – Mark Sanford ), May 3, 2013〕 ==Early life== Marshall Clement Sanford, Jr. was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His parents were Marshall Clement Sanford, Sr., a cardiologist, and his wife, the former Peggy Pitts. Despite his family being fairly well-to-do, his entire family slept in the same room to conserve electricity. Before his senior year of high school, Sanford moved with his family from Fort Lauderdale to the Coosaw Plantation near Beaufort, South Carolina. Sanford attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.〔 Sanford received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Furman University in 1983 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia in 1988.〔(10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Sanford ) U.S. News & World Report〕 Shortly afterward, he moved to Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, an affluent suburban community off Charleston. He founded Norton and Sanford Real Estate Investment, a leasing and brokerage company, in 1992, and still owns the company.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Sanford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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