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South Carolina governor soon could be facing ethics charges
Nov 18th, 2009 - Dispatch
COLUMBIA, S.C.— A state panel will decide as soon as today whether there is sufficient evidence to try SouthCarolina Gov. Mark Sanford for violating state ethics...
Jenny Sanford endorses in gov race
Nov 12th, 2009 - POLITICO
Jenny Sanford, the wife of embattled South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, has endorsed GOP state Rep. Nikki Haley in the race to replace her term-limited husband. South...
Push for South Carolina governor to resign growing
Oct 3rd, 2009 - MiamiHerald
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The S.C. House overwhelmingly wants Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. House Democrats on Friday joined their Republican colleagues in asking Sanford to step down. Last month...
South Carolina Governor Sanford Rejects Latest Call to Resign
Sep 8th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- South Carolina Governor Mark Sanfordrejected a call from the state’s House speaker to resign amid aninvestigation into his expenditures and after he admitted to anextramarital affair.
Sanford's wife: 'His career is not a concern of mine'
Jun 25th, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- Jenny Sanford said Thursday that her husband Mark Sanford's political career is "not a concern of mine" and that she'd be just fine -- regardless of whether their marriage survives.

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Missing South Carolina Governor
The governor's office and security agents can't explain Mark Sanford's absence.
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Republican Governor Offers Prayers Instead of Money
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Missing South Carolina Governor's Stunning Confession!!
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford recently had been mentioned as a possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Then on Thursday he just disappeared. He didnt tell anyone where he was going, not even his wife and four kids ...
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S.C. Governor's Strange Absence Gets Stranger
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was in Argentina during a dayslong unexplained absence, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff told the public when state leaders raised questions about his whereabouts, the governor told a newspaper. (June 24)

South Carolina Governor from WikiPedia:

The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the State of South Carolina. Under the South Carolina Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the South Carolina executive branch. The Governor is the ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the South Carolina National Guard when not called into Federal use. The Governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly, submitting an executive budget and ensuring that state laws are enforced

The 115th and current Governor of South Carolina is Mark Sanford. Sanford has been governor since 2003 and began his second term in 2007.

There are two requirements set forth in Section 2 of Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution: Be at least 30 years of age. Citizen of the United States and a resident of South Carolina for 5 years preceding the day of election