Jenny Sanford

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford pauses during a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on economic recovery and job creation through investment. (Getty Images) more pics » Jenny Sanford did not stand by her man. DON'T MISS NY Times Columnist Calls Sanford 'A Complete Loony' Sanford Admits Affair With Argentinian Woman Maria Belen Shapur South Carolina Governor's Office: Sanford Wasn't Missing, He Was Hiking To those accustomed to watching betrayed first ladies smile stiffly through their husbands' public confessions, the absence of Gov. Mark Sanford 's wife at the ... Read Full Story

A South Carolina legislator says he will introduce a resolution to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford when lawmakers return next week for a special session on unemployment benefits. Republican Rep. Greg Delleney said Tuesday he expects the measure will be sent to a committee and will get impeachment proceedings started. There are no plans for now for the full Legislature to take up impeachment before the regular session resumes in January. Leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party and 61 of 72 GOP House members who will deal with impeachment have called on their fellow Republican to resign. Delleney's resolution says Sanford ignored his responsibilities ... Read Full Story

A Highway Patrol trooper stopped South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's car for speeding, but let his protective detail driver go without a ticket, an official said Wednesday. State Department of Public Safety Director Mark Keel said he had reviewed a recording of the stop and that the State Law Enforcement Division agent will now be cited. Keel did not say how fast Sanford's car was going Tuesday on Interstate 385, a heavily traveled route between Columbia and Greenville, but the recording shows he was going 85 mph. The maximum speed throughout the state is 70 mph. Sanford has been dealing with a criminal ethics ... Read Full Story

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is reviewing how three state-funded universities use their airplanes even as he faces scrutiny for his own travel practices. In response to a Sept. 1 request, Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina have provided records for flights officials took to meetings, conferences and sports events in recent years. Republican House Speaker Bobby Harrell says the inquiry is an attempt to distract from Sanford's own problems. Those started in June, when the GOP governor disappeared for five days and returned to confess an affair with a woman in Argentina whom he called ... Read Full Story

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford used state aircraft for personal and political trips, often bringing along his wife and children — contrary to state law regarding official use, an Associated Press investigation has found. According to state budget law, "Any and all aircraft owned or operated by agencies of the State Government shall be used only for official business." Records reviewed by the AP show that since he took office in 2003, the two-term Republican has taken trips on state aircraft to locations of his children's sporting events, hair and dentist appointments, political party gatherings and a birthday party for a campaign donor. On ... Read Full Story