Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is considering resigning from her seat early, reported The New York Times on Wednesday — largely in frustration over how women have been treated under the leadership of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
"Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated with the Louisiana Republican and sick of the way he has run the House — particularly how women are treated there — that she is planning to huddle with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early from Congress," reported Annie Karni.
Greene, a firebrand lawmaker who spent years in good graces with GOP leadership, announced her resignation last month, effective January, expressing frustration with the entire direction of the MAGA movement.
Mace, who is currently running for governor, has become known for alienating many of her former allies with erratic behavior.
However, the report said, her fury with GOP leadership is not isolated — and it's only growing more by the day as Republicans descend further into intraparty sniping and Democrats rack up a series of overperformances in special elections.
"Less than a year out from midterm elections in which Republicans’ vanishingly small majority is at stake, Mr. Johnson’s grasp on his gavel appears weaker than ever, as members from all corners of his conference openly complain about his leadership. Some predict that he may not last as the Speaker for the rest of this term," said the report. "Republican women, in particular, have been publicly challenging Mr. Johnson and taking issue with his priorities and his style."
Johnson himself only became speaker as a result of a messy weekslong fight in 2023, triggered by the removal of former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) by a renegade group of GOP lawmakers — including Mace herself.
