Haley ruffled feathers in SC Legislature. Now, many lawmakers haven’t backed her 2024 bid
Nikki Haley visits the State House on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. - Maayan Schechter/The State/TNS
July 04, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Nikki Haley was first elected to the South Carolina State House, she didn’t have many friends. It was a consequence of her ousting a 30-year incumbent in the Republican primary. And when she became governor six years later, Haley continued to go up against establishment Republicans, which included her continued call for required on-the-record voting for all bills and all sections of the state’s annual spending plan. Many lawmakers didn’t like that, and Haley didn’t care. But lawmakers in the State House, including those who were present for Haley’s time in office, have lo...