Katie Arrington
- January 11, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Katie Arrington |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 6, 1970(1970-12-06) |
| Age | 54 |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Katie Arrington Biography
| Birthday | Dec 6 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
Katie Arrington is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 6, 1970 in Virginia, United States. Katie Arrington (born December 6 1970) is an American politician who was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in the 94th District from 2017 until 2019. She was defeated by the former South Carolina Governor and incumbent Congressman Mark Sanford in the Republican primary for the 1st congressional district in South Carolina on June 12, 2018. In November of 2018, Arrington lost the general primary in the general election to Democrat Joe Cunningham.
In November of 2018, Arrington was defeated in the general election by Joe Cunningham, the Democratic opponent, in a massive surprise. Although Arrington was able to win five of the five counties in the district however, she failed to overcome a 17,000-vote gap in Charleston County. This is four times the margin of 4000 votes.
Arrington announced she would run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district, challenging Mark Sanford for his seat in the House in the 2018 election cycle. The Republican primary drew national media attention as it was seen as a test of how independent of President Donald Trump a Republican representative could be. Sanford had repeatedly criticized Trump since he took office. Only four Republican House members voted against Trump’s interests more often than Sanford. During the campaign, Arrington ran ads criticizing Sanford for being insufficiently supportive of Trump. Her predecessor in the state house, Jenny Horne, had given up her seat to mount an unsuccessful challenge to Sanford in 2016.
Arrington and her first husband have three children. As of 2019, she is married to Rob Arrington, the owner of RLA Associates.
On June 22nd, 2018 Arrington was severely wounded in an auto accident, when an unintentional driver who was driving the wrong direction on a highway struck her car. Arrington was injured by a back injury and rib fracture and was required to have a portion from her small intestine as well as colon removed.
Katie Arrington Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Katie Arrington is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katie Arrington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After high school , Arrington was enrolled in Canisius College in New York but she left in her sophomore year in order to marry the first man she had ever met, Doug Homrich. After being granted food assistance, Arrington as well as Homrich declared bankruptcy on their own in the year 1995. They divorced in 1995. After she sold a company she founded, which was named The Breakfast Club of America, she made use of the proceeds to start a real development of real estate. Later, she launched an organization that deals in defense contracts.
In the course of the election it was noted that Arrington who made her Trump- friendly views the mainstay in her presidential campaign seemed to be in the negative about Trump during the 2016 election. In the March 2016 Facebook post she praised Mitt Romney during the time in which he issued a defiant rebuke of the then-candidate Trump who Romney declared “a phony, a fraud” and a person that is “playing the American public for suckers”. Arrington also backed Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican primary for the presidency.
In June 2018, Arrington defeated Sanford in the Republican primary, earning 50.5% of the vote to Sanford’s 46.5%. Arrington became the second person to defeat an incumbent Republican member of Congress in the 2018 election cycle.
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Who is Katie Arrington Dating?
According to our records, Katie Arrington married to Rob Arrington , Doug Homrich. As of December 1, 2023, Katie Arrington’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Katie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Katie Arrington celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.
Top Facts about Katie Arrington
- Katie Arrington is a Republican politician from South Carolina.
- She served in the state House of Representatives from 2017-2019.
- In 2018, she won the GOP primary for U.S. House but lost in the general election.
- Arrington was seriously injured in a car accident in June 2018.
- She has worked as a businesswoman and defense contractor.
- Arrington supports President Trump’s policies on immigration and national security.
- She is pro-life and opposes same-sex marriage.
- Arrington has been endorsed by several conservative groups, including the NRA and Susan B. Anthony List.
- She graduated from college with a degree in accounting.
- Arrington has two children and is married to Michael Arrington, a retired Army colonel