Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) is in the news again. A report from Wired Magazine dropped on May 28 after several former congressional staffers claimed much of their time was spent online being made to boost her image through burner accounts.

Under the condition of anonymity in fear of retaliation from their former boss, staffers who worked for Mace spoke not only on what they’ve seen of Mace’s knowledge and fascination with technology, but also what she’s used it for most. Allegedly, according to the conversations had with the publication, the Republican lawmaker would frequently monitor her image on social media, even creating bots to post in support of her.

“We had to make multiple accounts, burner accounts, and go and reply to comments, saying things that weren’t true – even Reddit forums,” one former staffer said to Wired. “We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents.”

If the reported actions prove to be true, it would mean that on taxpayer dollars, Mace had her staffers familiarize themselves more so with her social media presence than what South Carolina policies could be added and improved for the residents in the state she represents.

“It would be a slap in the face to taxpayers across the country for me to spent [sic] time on their dime commenting on my bosses [sic] personal life,” Sydney Long, Mace’s communications director, wrote in an email to WIRED about the comments. “The only relationship the Congresswoman cares about is her one with South Carolina. She is married to her job and that is all the media should care about.”

Wesley Donehue, whose firm did consulting work for Mace’s 2022 and 2024 reelection campaigns before firing her as a client, hits a sort of middle ground between the two viewpoints in a deposition he wrote, which was first reported by the right-leaning outlet FITSNEWS.

“You need to know that Nancy Mace is quite the – when I use the word ‘nerd’ or ‘geek,’ it’s always favorable – but a computer nerd or a computer geek,” Donehue said. “She programs her own bots. She sets up Twitter burner accounts. This is kind of a thing she does. She sits all night on the couch and programs bots, because she’s very, very computer savvy. She controls her own voter database, she programs a lot of her own website, she programs Facebook bots and Instagram bots and Twitter bots. It’s what she does for fun.”

QNotes has reported previously on how the congresswomen does not seem interested in speaking to the people she directly represents, holding more space for Donald Trump and attacking the LGBTQ+ community who she had previously advocated for.

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