Nancy Mace Claims 7-Day Workweek, But Attendance Record Shows Frequent Absences

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace claims she works for her constituents seven days a week, but her actual attendance record on Capitol Hill says otherwise.

After the South Carolina Republican defended her work ethic on X, the platform attached a Community Note highlighting her recent absences from the House floor.

The back-and-forth began when Mace pushed back against online criticisms regarding her job performance.

“I work 7 days a week for the constituents I serve; and I will continue to until my service is up January 3rd,” Mace wrote on Tuesday. “I’m working hard to ensure a smooth transition to my successor also so no constituent service is lost in the shuffle.”

Shortly after, a user-generated fact-check was attached to her post: “Congresswoman Nancy Mace did not show up to work on August 31, 2026 and missed votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.”

House Clerk records show Mace missed two votes on Aug. 31 following a five-week recess, as well as two votes right before the break on July 23. In total, she has recorded “Not Voting” on 104 roll call measures this year — missing more than 36 percent of all floor votes, compared to the typical member average of less than 10 percent.

Mace dismissed the criticism, arguing that presence on the House floor wasn’t the sole measure of a lawmaker’s output.

“If you think the job starts and stops on the House floor voting a couple times a week, then you clearly don’t know anything about the job,” Mace said in a statement provided to The Daily Beast. “I hear from South Carolinians every single day who need help, and I make sure they get it. They come first.”

Her response drew heavy criticism online, with users citing her attendance record and pointing out her recent shift toward outside media projects following her defeat in June’s Republican gubernatorial primary.

"You say 7 days a week. The House Clerk’s roll call shows you missing 36.1% of 2026 votes, including both your first night back from recess Aug 31," one commenter wrote, pointing out that the only members missing more votes were on official medical leave.

Others questioned her priorities during her final months in office. Since her primary loss, Mace launched a YouTube podcast, “Get Maced,” where she recently discussed getting nine tattoos in short succession to “reclaim” her body, as reported by Politico.

“Politicians doing work for constituents?” X user Carter Phillips posted. “Please, Politicians don’t care about the people, they only care about enriching themselves.”

Others took aim at her failed bid for governor.

“If you were working for your constituents, they would have elected you to be their next goven[r]or,” user Holly Walker wrote on X. “Clearly you weren’t doing the job otherwise you would have deserved a promotion.”

Mace's term ends on Jan. 3. Democrat Nancy Lacore and Republican Jenny Honeycutt are set to compete in November to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.

The Independent has contacted Mace’s office for comment.