Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has lost three of her senior staffers in the past week, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
Her three senior staffers include her former chief of staff Dan Hanlon, who was fired on Friday, her deputy chief of staff, Richard Chalkey, who resigned, and her legislative director, Randal Meyer, who resigned effective the end of the month.
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All three staffers are four-year alumni of the Trump administration, with Hanlon being a day one Mace staffer.
The source claimed that working in Mace’s office is a “toxic work environment” and there could be complete staff turnover by January.
One source with direct knowledge of the matter said Hanlon took the office popcorn machine on his way out.
According to a source, Mace has also lost three junior staffers in recent months to resignations, making that six staffers in total she has lost since October.
The South Carolina congresswoman has taken criticism from her colleagues throughout this Congress, but the criticism has increased since she voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker.
“How about apologizing for causing this mess?” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) said to Mace on social media during the three-week search for a speaker.
During that same time, Mace said she wouldn’t back House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) to become speaker because of past comments about him being similar to a Ku Klux Klan leader, causing even more rift between her and the conference.
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Her workplace has also been the subject of much reporting. According to the Daily Beast, as a freshman lawmaker, Mace distributed a handbook to her staffers that provided them with a weekly booking quota for getting her on air.
Mace’s office declined to comment. Hanlon did not respond to a request for comment.
