Somebody is scared.

National Democrats know I’m going to be the nominee, and the greatest threat to Joe Cunningham and Nancy Pelosi keeping SC-01 in their hands.

I almost laughed out loud when I heard what they were already up to. People I told couldn’t believe they’re doing this, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) submitted a Freedom Of Information (FOIA) request to The Citadel asking for any and all records of me as a college student.

That’s right. They want to know everything I did when I was 18 in a sad attempt to use hateful personal attack ads against me.

This is really pathetic, not to mention a huge invasion of my privacy.

But it’s also not gonna work.

I’m a single, working mom with two jobs to support two kids. The Left appears it will stoop to any level to hurt me and my family, digging for dirt all the way back to my teenage years.

So, I have to ask, how far back would the DCCC like to go? How personal do they want to get? How much time do they have? Like most of us, I’ve done some dumb stuff in my life, so we could be here a while.

I wasn’t the perfect daughter growing up. I wasn’t the perfect wife. Don’t tell my kids this, but I’m not the perfect mom. Every day I try to do my best, but even on my best day, I’m still not perfect. And anyone who tells you they are is being dishonest.

But I’m pretty sure whatever they think I did when I was 18 shouldn’t be relevant to my fitness for office.

I promise one thing – I’ll fight. I’ll fight hard. But I won’t resort to petty smear jobs personally attacking anyone, ever. I call on Joe Cunningham and the Democrats to do the same.

Of course, Joe is gonna have a hard time saying that. While I’ve never gone after my opponent in a personal way, Joe Cunningham’s campaign has attacked me and belittled my career and my successes here in the Lowcountry.

I believe my ideas, my experience and my bipartisan approach to issues are a winning combination for the Lowcountry; this is what matters to voters and this is where I will continue to focus.

But Democrats don’t want to fight on that ground. Instead, they are hell-bent on finding as much dirt as possible to attack me on a personal level because they can’t win on policy.

This says a lot more about them than it does about me.

Turns out the law actually doesn’t require The Citadel to release my records the way the Democrats were hoping. That’s ok.

I’m going to do them a favor and help them. You want to see what I did when I was 18? I’ll release it myself. While I don’t think it’s relevant, I also have nothing to hide.

So, I requested any and every record The Citadel has and I am releasing all of it here: NancyMace.org/AcademicRecords

There is nothing legally requiring me to do so because all of these records are protected by law under FERPA; The Citadel won’t release them. I am even including personal, medical information.

I just wish they still had my disciplinary records. I once got in trouble for a clean room and remember I told a senior to “f*** off” one time because he had a history of harassing me to the point of tears. I’m sure there’s more. I’d love to see these for old time’s sake. And I guess Joe Cunningham would too.

So, here’s his chance. Have at it.

I broke a glass ceiling when I became the 1st woman to graduate from The Citadel. And I’m going to break another when I become the 1st female Republican from South Carolina ever elected to Congress. And I’m going to do it in the 1st Congressional District. There is no way in hell I am going to let the DCCC or Joe Cunningham degrade me during one of the toughest times in my life.

What the Democrats are trying to do to keep this seat is why people hate politics. It’s time to teach Joe Cunningham, Nancy Pelosi, and the DCCC a lesson about attacking Republican women.

Help me fight back: https://secure.anedot.com/nancy-mace-for-congress/donate

Sincerely,

Nancy Mace

PS – I redacted my SSN and the names of individuals in the documentation. That’s it.