29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, January 25, 2017-December 31, 2018.
Republican Governor of South Carolina, 12 January 2011 - January 24, 2017. She is the state's first female governor. She resigned to become the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
South Carolina state House of Representatives, 3 January 2005-8 November 2010.
State Representative (R-South Carolina) (2005 - 2011).
Graduate of Clemson University, with a B.S. in accounting.
She ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Following Iowa, she and former president Donald Trump were the only candidates in the race.
She became the first woman to win a Republican presidential nominating contest after she won the District of Columbia and Vermont primaries in 2024.