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'''Nimrata "Nikki" Haley''' (née '''Randhawa'''; born January 20, 1972)<ref name=NYT20100613 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley: 10 things you didn't know about the S.C. Republican | work=Washington Post Voices | date=2010-06-08 | author=Rucker, Philip | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/nikki-haley-10-things-you-didn.html}}</ref><ref name=susanpage>{{cite news | title=Don't say 'no' to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley | work=USA Today |date=2012-04-02 | author=Page, Susan |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-04-02/nikki-haley-south-carolina/53957632/1}}</ref> is an American politician and the current [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nikki-haley-confirmed-as-new-us-envoy-to-the-united-nations/2017/01/24/004a5260-e274-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html | title=Nikki Haley confirmed as new U.S. envoy to the United Nations | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref>. She served as the [[List of Governors of South Carolina|116th]] [[Governor of South Carolina]] from January 2011 to January 2017.
'''Nimrata "Nikki" Haley'''<ref name=WaPoGlance /><ref name=NYT20100613 /> (née '''Randhawa'''; born January 20, 1972)<ref name=NYT20100613 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley: 10 things you didn't know about the S.C. Republican |work=Washington Post Voices|date=2010-06-08|author=Rucker, Philip |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/nikki-haley-10-things-you-didn.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Don't say 'no' to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley |work=USA Today |date=2012-04-02 |author=Page, Susan |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-04-02/nikki-haley-south-carolina/53957632/1}}</ref> is an American politician who is the current [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nikki-haley-confirmed-as-new-us-envoy-to-the-united-nations/2017/01/24/004a5260-e274-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html|title=Nikki Haley confirmed as new U.S. envoy to the United Nations|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> and served as the [[List of Governors of South Carolina|116th]] [[Governor of South Carolina]] from January 2011 to January 2017.


Prior to her tenure as governor, Haley was a member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]], serving from 2005 until her election as governor.<ref name=susanpage/>
Prior to her tenure as governor, Haley was a member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]], serving from 2005 until her election as governor.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060619013617/http://www.audreymagazine.com/April2006/Living01.asp "Belles of the South"]. ''Audrey''. April–May 2006.</ref>


Haley was the first female [[Governor of South Carolina]] and the second Indian American, after [[Bobby Jindal]], to serve as a governor in the United States. Haley delivered the official Republican response to President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[2016 State of the Union Address]] on January 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113040558/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/ | title=Republican response to State of the Union: Transcript - CNNPolitics.com | date=13 January 2016 | archivedate=13 January 2016 | work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>
Haley was the first female [[Governor of South Carolina]] and the second Indian American, after [[Bobby Jindal]], to serve as a governor in the United States. Haley delivered the official Republican response to President [[2016 State of the Union Address|Barack Obama's final State of the Union address]] on January 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113040558/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/12/politics/state-of-the-union-2016-republican-response-nikki-haley/|title=Republican response to State of the Union: Transcript - CNNPolitics.com|date=13 January 2016|archivedate=13 January 2016|work=CNN}}</ref>


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On November 23, 2016 [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Donald Trump]] announced his intention to nominate Haley for [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-tapped-to-be-trumps-un-ambassador/2016/11/23/c1395cb6-b144-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html|work=The Washington Post|title=Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump’s U.N. ambassador|date=November 23, 2016|accessdate=November 23, 2016|first=Robert|last=Costa}}</ref> On January 20, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] sent Haley's nomination to the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/20/nominations-sent-senate|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=2017-01-20|newspaper=whitehouse.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> Haley was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate 96-4 on January 24, 2017. Shortly after, she resigned as South Carolina governor and Lt. Governor [[Henry McMaster]] ascended into the governorship.
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In 2016, Governor Haley was named among "The 100 Most Influential People" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Campbell | first1=Shanay | title=Governor Nikki Haley among Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential’ | url=http://wsav.com/2016/04/21/governor-nikki-haley-among-time-magazines-100-most-influential/ | accessdate=23 April 2016 | publisher=WSAV | date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=The 100 Most Influential People | url=http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/ | accessdate=23 April 2016 | publisher=[[Time (magazine)]]}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Haley was born Nimrata Randhawa<ref name=NYT20100613>{{Cite news|title=All Her Life, Nikki Haley Was the Different One | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/us/politics/14haley.html | date=June 13, 2010 | first=Shaila | last=Dewan| publisher=[[The New York Times]] | first2=Robbie | last2=Brown |accessdate=September 1, 2012}}</ref> in [[Bamberg, South Carolina]], on January 20, 1972, to an Indian [[Sikh]] family.<ref name="theroux42">{{cite book | last=Theroux | first=Paul | date=2015 | title=[[Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads]] | location=London, UK | publisher=Hamish Hamilton |page=42 | isbn=9780241146729}}</ref> She was "always called Nikki, which means 'little one,' by her family."<ref name=Dewan>{{cite news | last1=Dewan| first1=Shaila| title=All Her Life, the Different One|accessdate=18 January 2016|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=14 June 2010}}</ref> Her parents, father Ajit Singh Randhawa and mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, are immigrants from [[Amritsar District]], [[Punjab]], India,<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> where Ajit had been a professor at [[Punjab Agricultural University]] and Raj had received her law degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=McClatchy>{{cite news|title=Exotica founders closing store, plan retirement|accessdate=18 January 2016|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company|McClatchy - Tribune Business News]]|date=20 April 2008}}</ref> Haley's parents immigrated to Canada after her father received a scholarship offer from the [[University of British Columbia]]. After her father earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in 1969, he moved his young family to South Carolina to accept a position as a professor at [[Voorhees College]].<ref name=lavinastory>{{cite news | author=Lavina Melwani | url=http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/thebuzz/the-nikky-haley-story/html |title=The Nikki Haley Story |work=Lassi with Lavina |date=2010-12-30 | accessdate=2015-01-11}}</ref> Her mother, Raj Randhawa earned a master's degree in education and taught for seven years in the [[Bamberg, South Carolina]] public schools before founding her clothing shop [[Exotica International]] in 1976.<ref name=McClatchy/>
Haley was born Nimrata Randhawa<ref name=WaPoGlance>{{Cite news|title=Nikki Haley (R): Path to Power|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haley-r/gIQAPvGpAP_topic.html#at-a-glance|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=September 1, 2012|first=Dana|last=Milbank|date=August 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name=NYT20100613>{{Cite news|title=All Her Life, Nikki Haley Was the Different One|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/us/politics/14haley.html|date=June 13, 2010|first=Shaila|last=Dewan|work=The New York Times|first2=Robbie|last2=Brown|accessdate=September 1, 2012}}</ref> in [[Bamberg, South Carolina]], on January 20, 1972, to an Indian [[Sikh]] family.<ref name="theroux42">{{cite book |last=Theroux |first=Paul |date=2015 |title=[[Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads]] |location=London, UK |publisher=Hamish Hamilton |page=42 |isbn=9780241146729}}</ref> She was "always called Nikki, which means 'little one,' by her family."<ref name=Dewan>{{cite news|last1=Dewan|first1=Shaila|title=All Her Life, the Different One|accessdate=18 January 2016|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=14 June 2010}}</ref> Her parents, father Ajit Singh Randhawa and mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, are immigrants from [[Amritsar District]], [[Punjab]], India,<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> where Ajit had been a professor at [[Punjab Agricultural University]] and Raj had received her law degree from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=McClatchy>{{cite news|title=Exotica founders closing store, plan retirement|accessdate=18 January 2016|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company|McClatchy - Tribune Business News]]|date=20 April 2008}}</ref> Haley's parents immigrated to Canada after her father received a scholarship offer from the [[University of British Columbia]]. After her father earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in 1969, he moved his young family to South Carolina to accept a position as a professor at [[Voorhees College]].<ref name=lavinastory>{{cite news |author=Lavina Melwani |url=http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/thebuzz/the-nikky-haley-story/html |title=The Nikki Haley Story |work=Lassi with Lavina |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2015-01-11}}</ref> Her mother, Raj Randhawa earned a master's degree in education and taught for seven years in the [[Bamberg, South Carolina]] public schools before founding her clothing shop [[Exotica International]] in 1976.<ref name=McClatchy/>


When Haley was 5 years old, her parents entered her in the "Miss Bamberg" contest.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> The contest traditionally crowned a black queen and a white queen.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> The judges decided Haley did not fit either category, so the judges disqualified her.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/>
When Haley was 5 years old, her parents entered her in the "Miss Bamberg" contest.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> The contest traditionally crowned a black queen and a white queen.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> The judges decided Haley did not fit either category, so the judges disqualified her.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/>


Nikki has two brothers, Mitti, a retired member of the [[United States Army Chemical Corps]] who served in [[Desert Storm]], and Charan, a [[web designer]].<ref name=lavinastory /> She has a sister, Simran, a radio host and [[Fashion Institute of Technology]] alumna, born in [[Singapore]].<ref name=lavinastory /><ref>[http://www.nriworld.com/achievers/display.asp?achname=Raj%20Randhawa Raj Randhawa Takes Her Family Business from Strength to Strength] – NRI Achievers {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140112/http://www.nriworld.com/achievers/display.asp?achname=Raj%20Randhawa |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>
Nikki has two brothers, Mitti, a retired member of the [[United States Army Chemical Corps]] who served in [[Desert Storm]], and Charan, a [[web designer]].<ref name=lavinastory /> She has a sister, Simran, a radio host and [[Fashion Institute of Technology]] alumna, born in [[Singapore]].<ref name=lavinastory /><ref>[http://www.nriworld.com/achievers/display.asp?achname=Raj%20Randhawa Raj Randhawa Takes Her Family Business from Strength to Strength] – NRI Achievers {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140112/http://www.nriworld.com/achievers/display.asp?achname=Raj%20Randhawa |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>


At age 12, Nikki began helping with the bookkeeping in [[Exotica International]], her mother's ladies' clothing shop.<ref name=HaleyEconomist/> ''[[The Economist]]'' likens her to another shopkeeper's daughter, [[Margaret Thatcher]], writing that Nikki's girlhood job in her mother's shop gave her "an extreme watchfulness about overheads and a sharp aversion to government intrusion."<ref name=HaleyEconomist/>
At age 12, Nikki began helping with the bookkeeping in [[Exotica International]], her mother's ladies' clothing shop.<ref name=HaleyEconomist/> ''[[The Economist]]'' likens her to another shopkeeper's daughter, [[Margaret Thatcher]], writing that Nikki's girlhood job in her mother's shop gave her "an extreme watchfulness about overheads and a sharp aversion to government intrusion."<ref name=HaleyEconomist/>
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==Career==
==Career==
Haley worked for FCR Corporation, a [[waste management]] and recycling company, before joining her mother's business, [[Exotica International]], an upscale clothing firm, as chief financial officer in 1994.<ref name=seattle>{{cite news | title=Moxie came early to Nikki Haley | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/moxie-came-early-to-nikki-haley/ | author=SHAILA DEWAN and ROBBIE BROWN | publisher=[[Seattle Times]] | date=June 14, 2010}}</ref> The [[family business]] grew to become a multimillion-dollar company.<ref name=seattle/>
Haley worked for FCR Corporation, a [[waste management]] and recycling company,<ref>MANTA, http://www.manta.com/c/mmn2jpk/fcr-inc</ref><ref>Hoovers.com, http://www.hoovers.com/companyindex/North_Carolina/Charlotte/Waste_Management_and_Remediation_Services-1.html</ref> before joining her mother's business, [[Exotica International]], an upscale clothing firm, in 1994.<ref name="I" /> The [[family business]] grew to become a multimillion-dollar company.<ref name="I">{{cite web|url=http://www.iacfpa.org/p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2004/06/18/elec-nik.shtml|title=Nikki Haley in runoff for South Carolina Assembly Republican Primaries|publisher=Indian American Center for Political Awareness|year=2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070801195633/http://www.iacfpa.org/p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2004/06/18/elec-nik.shtml|archivedate=August 1, 2007}}</ref>


Haley was named to the [[board of directors]] of the [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]] Chamber of Commerce in 1998.<ref name="off">[http://web.archive.org/web/20071219073547/http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/0735227185.html "Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley"]. South Carolina General Assembly.</ref> She was named to the board of directors of the [[Lexington, South Carolina|Lexington]] [[Chamber of Commerce]] in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the [[National Association of Women Business Owners]] in 2003 and president in 2004.<ref name="off" /> She chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital.<ref>{{cite news | title=Haley's time fundraising for Lexington Medical Center raises questions | url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/haley-s-time-fundraising-for-lexington-medical-center-raises-questions/article_12d9832b-f086-54a7-8f62-17825759cb48.html | author=JOHN O'CONNOR | publisher=[[The Post and Courier]] | date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> She also serves on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, and West Metro Republican Women.<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/nikki-haley-20939217 Biography: Nikki Haley]</ref> She is president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was chair for the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign. She has spoken at Rotary clubs in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Mainstreaming of Nikki Haley | url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/nikki-haley-2016-south-carolina-213657 | author=JEREMY MARKOVICH | publisher=[[Politico]] | date=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
Haley was named to the [[board of directors]] of the [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]] Chamber of Commerce in 1998.<ref name="off">[http://web.archive.org/web/20071219073547/http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/0735227185.html "Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley"]. South Carolina General Assembly.</ref> She was named to the board of directors of the [[Lexington, South Carolina|Lexington]] [[Chamber of Commerce]] in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the [[National Association of Women Business Owners]] in 2003 and president in 2004.<ref name="off" /> She chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital.<ref name="I" /> She also serves on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, and West Metro Republican Women. She is president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was chair for the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign. She is a member of the [[Rotary Club]] in Lexington.<ref name="o">[http://www.nikkihaley.com/bio.htm "Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley Bio"]. Official site. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210185304/http://www.nikkihaley.com/bio.htm |date=December 10, 2006 }}</ref>


==South Carolina House of Representatives==
==South Carolina House of Representatives==


===Elections===
===Elections===
In 2004, Haley ran for the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] for a district in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]]. She challenged incumbent state Representative Larry Koon in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Her platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative with an emphasis on education.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/110204_Elected.htm "Nikki Randhawa wins in S Carolina"]. NRI Internet. November 3, 2004.</ref> In the primary election, she forced a runoff as Koon won just 42% of the vote. She placed second with 40% of the vote.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/061004.htm "Nikki Randhawa-Haley eyes South Carolina assembly"] NRI Internet.</ref> In the runoff, she defeated him 55%–45%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97598 |title=SC State House 087 – R Runoff Race – Jun 22, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She then ran unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41699 |title=SC State House 087 Race – Nov 02, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She became the first [[Asian-American]] of [[India|Asian Sikh Indian heritage]] to hold office in South Carolina.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/Nikki%20Randhawa.htm "Sikh Busimess woman won the run-off election to the South Carolina State Assembly"]. NRI Internet. June 10, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040625/world.htm#5 "Nikki Randhawa set to get US House berth"]. ''The Tribune'' (Chandigarh). June 25, 2004. (Note that the Tribune headline is in error. In 2004, Haley was set to win election to the state legislature, not to Congress.)</ref>
In 2004, Haley ran for the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] for a district in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]]. She challenged incumbent state Representative Larry Koon in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Her platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative with an emphasis on education.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/110204_Elected.htm "Nikki Randhawa wins in S Carolina"]. NRI Internet. November 3, 2004.</ref> In the primary election, she forced a runoff as Koon won just 42% of the vote. She placed second with 40% of the vote.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/061004.htm "Nikki Randhawa-Haley eyes South Carolina assembly"] NRI Internet.</ref> In the runoff, she defeated him 55%–45%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97598 |title=SC State House 087 – R Runoff Race – Jun 22, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She then ran unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41699 |title=SC State House 087 Race – Nov 02, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She became the first [[Asian-American]] of [[India|Asian Sikh Indian heritage]] to hold office in South Carolina.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/Section3Who/WhoUSA/NikkiRandhawa/Nikki%20Randhawa.htm "Sikh Busimess woman won the run-off election to the South Carolina State Assembly"]. NRI Internet. June 10, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040625/world.htm#5 "Nikki Randhawa set to get US House berth"]. ''The Tribune'' (Chandigarh). June 25, 2004. (Note that the Tribune headline is in error. In 2004, Haley was set to win election to the state legislature, not to Congress.)</ref>


She was unopposed for re-election to a second term in 2006.<ref>[http://www.scvotes.org/statistics/election_returns_from_primaries_and_general_elections_statewide "November 7 2006 South Carolina State Wide General Election Official Results: State House of Representatives District 087"]. ''South Carolina Election Returns''. SCIWAY.net. Retrieved November 24, 2011.</ref> In 2008, she won re-election to a third term, defeating Democrat Edgar Gomez 83%–17%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451745 |title=SC State House 087 Race – Nov 04, 2008 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/8562/15723/en/summary.html "State House of Representatives District 87"]. ''2008 General Election''. SCIWAY.net. Retrieved November 24, 2011.</ref>
She was unopposed for re-election to a second term in 2006.<ref>[http://www.scvotes.org/statistics/election_returns_from_primaries_and_general_elections_statewide "November 7 2006 South Carolina State Wide General Election Official Results: State House of Representatives District 087"]. ''South Carolina Election Returns''. SCIWAY.net. Retrieved November 24, 2011.</ref> In 2008, she won re-election to a third term, defeating Democrat Edgar Gomez 83%–17%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451745 |title=SC State House 087 Race – Nov 04, 2008 |publisher=Our Campaigns |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/8562/15723/en/summary.html "State House of Representatives District 87"]. ''2008 General Election''. SCIWAY.net. Retrieved November 24, 2011.</ref>


===Tenure===
===Tenure===
Haley was elected chair of the freshman caucus in 2005 and majority [[Whip (politics)|whip]] in the [[South Carolina General Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.womenspeecharchive.org/women/profile/index.cfm?ProfileID=220 Nikki Haley]</ref> She was the only freshman legislator named to a whip spot.<ref name="chan">[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060118/world.htm#1 Sikh American woman is Republican whip] ''The Tribune'', Chandigarh – January 18, 2006</ref>
Haley was elected chair of the freshman caucus in 2005 and majority [[Whip (politics)|whip]] in the [[South Carolina General Assembly]].<ref name="o" /> She was the only freshman legislator named to a whip spot.<ref name="chan">[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060118/world.htm#1 Sikh American woman is Republican whip] ''The Tribune'', Chandigarh – January 18, 2006</ref>


====Fiscal policy====
====Fiscal policy====
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====Immigration policy====
====Immigration policy====
Haley has stated that, as the daughter of immigrants, she believes the immigration laws should be enforced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20110627/PC16/306279931 |title=Gov. Nikki Haley signs illegal immigration police checks law – The Post and Courier |publisher=Postandcourier.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She voted in favor of a law that requires employers to be able to prove that newly hired employees are legal residents of the United States, and also requires all immigrants to carry documentation at all times proving that they are legally in the United States. Haley signed an "[[Arizona SB 1070|Arizona-style]]" law cracking down on illegal immigration in June 2011,<ref>{{cite news |date=January 18, 2012 |author=Richard Fausset |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/18/nation/la-na-romney-immigration-20120119 |title=For Romney, immigration issue offers an opportunity}}</ref> but the law is the subject of a lawsuit initiated by the United States Justice Department on numerous grounds, including claims the immigration law violates the [[Supremacy Clause]]. Rob Godfrey, a spokesman for Haley, said, "If the feds were doing their job, we wouldn't have had to address illegal immigration reform at the state level. But, until they do, we're going to keep fighting in South Carolina to be able to enforce our laws."<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigration Law |url=http://www.wyff4.com/news/29643630/detail.html |work=U.S. Sues South Carolina |accessdate=2011-11-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101213917/http://www.wyff4.com/news/29643630/detail.html |archivedate=November 1, 2011 }}</ref>
Haley has stated that, as the daughter of immigrants, she believes the immigration laws should be enforced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20110627/PC16/306279931 |title=Gov. Nikki Haley signs illegal immigration police checks law – The Post and Courier |publisher=Postandcourier.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> She voted in favor of a law that requires employers to be able to prove that newly hired employees are legal residents of the United States, and also requires all immigrants to carry documentation at all times proving that they are legally in the United States. Haley signed an "[[Arizona SB 1070|Arizona-style]]" law cracking down on illegal immigration in June 2011,<ref>{{cite news |date=January 18, 2012 |author=Richard Fausset |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/18/nation/la-na-romney-immigration-20120119 |title=For Romney, immigration issue offers an opportunity}}</ref> but the law is the subject of a lawsuit initiated by the United States Justice Department on numerous grounds, including claims the immigration law violates the [[Supremacy Clause]]. Rob Godfrey, a spokesman for Haley, said, "If the feds were doing their job, we wouldn't have had to address illegal immigration reform at the state level. But, until they do, we're going to keep fighting in South Carolina to be able to enforce our laws."<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigration Law |url=http://www.wyff4.com/news/29643630/detail.html |work=U.S. Sues South Carolina |accessdate=2011-11-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101213917/http://www.wyff4.com/news/29643630/detail.html |archivedate=November 1, 2011 }}</ref>


====Abortion====
====Abortion====
The ''[[New York Times]]'' has stated that "Haley describes herself as 'pro-life'", as member of the [[United States pro-life movement]].<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016">{{cite news |last1=Fausset |first1=Richard |last2=Sengupta |first2=Somini |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Nikki Haley’s Path: From Daughter of Immigrants to Trump’s Pick for U.N. |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/nikki-haley-donald-trump-un-ambassador.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=November 26, 2016|quote=She describes herself as “pro-life” and has supported legislation in her state to restrict abortion rights.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chretian |first=Claire |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Trump appoints pro-life Gov. Nikki Haley as UN ambassador |url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-appoints-pro-life-sc-gov.-nikki-haley-as-un-ambassador |newspaper=LifeSiteNews.com |location=Toronto, Ontario |access-date=November 26, 2016|quote=President-elect Donald Trump has picked pro-life South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley...}}</ref><ref name="Oppenheim">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/nikki-haley-trump-first-female-un-ambassador-a7434781.html|title=Nikki Haley: Pro-life ex-Tea Party star who challenged Donald Trump's rhetoric becomes his first female appointment|last=Oppenheim|first=Maya|date=November 23, 2016|publisher=Independent|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Prabhu">{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/haley-touts-new-anti-abortion-law-holds-ceremonial-second-signing/article_4e4f8d8f-9e99-5318-bd34-977c1dfa1bf0.html|title=Haley touts new anti-abortion law Holds ceremonial second signing of 20-week ban in conservative Upstate|last=Prabhu|first=Maya|date=June 7, 2016|publisher=The Post and Courier|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref> Haley has consistently supported bills that protect the rights of a [[fetus]] and restrict [[abortion]], except when the mother's life is at risk. As a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, Haley voted for the Penalties for Harming an Unborn Child/Fetus law, which asserted that an act of violence against a fetus is akin to a criminal act against the mother. She also voted for two separate bills that required a woman to first look at an ultrasound and then wait 24 hours before being permitted to have an abortion.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mandel|first1=Ken|title=Nikki Haley 2016: 7 Key Political Positions of GOP Presidential Hopeful|url=http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/nikki-haley-2016-key-positions/2014/12/22/id/614541/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=NEWSMAX|date=22 December 2014}}</ref>
The ''[[New York Times]]'' has stated that "Haley describes herself as 'pro-life'", as member of the [[United States pro-life movement]].<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016">{{cite news |last1=Fausset |first1=Richard |last2=Sengupta |first2=Somini |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Nikki Haley’s Path: From Daughter of Immigrants to Trump’s Pick for U.N. |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/nikki-haley-donald-trump-un-ambassador.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=November 26, 2016|quote=She describes herself as “pro-life” and has supported legislation in her state to restrict abortion rights.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chretian |first=Claire |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Trump appoints pro-life Gov. Nikki Haley as UN ambassador |url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-appoints-pro-life-sc-gov.-nikki-haley-as-un-ambassador |newspaper=LifeSiteNews.com |location=Toronto, Ontario |access-date=November 26, 2016|quote=President-elect Donald Trump has picked pro-life South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley...}}</ref><ref name="Oppenheim">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/nikki-haley-trump-first-female-un-ambassador-a7434781.html|title=Nikki Haley: Pro-life ex-Tea Party star who challenged Donald Trump's rhetoric becomes his first female appointment|last=Oppenheim|first=Maya|date=November 23, 2016|publisher=Independent|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Prabhu">{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/haley-touts-new-anti-abortion-law-holds-ceremonial-second-signing/article_4e4f8d8f-9e99-5318-bd34-977c1dfa1bf0.html|title=Haley touts new anti-abortion law Holds ceremonial second signing of 20-week ban in conservative Upstate|last=Prabhu|first=Maya|date=June 7, 2016|publisher=The Post and Courier|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref> Haley has consistently supported bills that protect the rights of a [[fetus]] and restrict [[abortion]], except when the mother's life is at risk. As a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, Haley voted for the Penalties for Harming an Unborn Child/Fetus law, which asserted that an act of violence against a fetus is akin to a criminal act against the mother. She also voted for two separate bills that required a woman to first look at an ultrasound and then wait 24 hours before being permitted to have an abortion.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mandel|first1=Ken|title=Nikki Haley 2016: 7 Key Political Positions of GOP Presidential Hopeful|url=http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/nikki-haley-2016-key-positions/2014/12/22/id/614541/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=NEWSMAX|date=22 December 2014}}</ref>
Haley has voted yes on some bills relating to abortion that were tabled or rejected, including the Inclusion of Unborn Child/Fetus in Definition for Civil Suits Amendment, Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period amendment, and Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period amendment. The last-mentioned bill would have allowed specific cases of women to not have to wait the mandatory 24 hours before having an abortion.<ref name="Nikki Haley Voting Record">{{cite web |title=ProjectVoteSmart|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/ |work=Legislation: Nikki Haley |publisher=One Common Ground |location=Philipsburg, MT |accessdate=2011-11-03}}</ref>
Haley has voted yes on some bills relating to abortion that were tabled or rejected, including the Inclusion of Unborn Child/Fetus in Definition for Civil Suits Amendment, Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period amendment, and Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period amendment. The last-mentioned bill would have allowed specific cases of women to not have to wait the mandatory 24 hours before having an abortion.<ref name="Nikki Haley Voting Record">{{cite web |title=ProjectVoteSmart|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/47879/ |work=Legislation: Nikki Haley |publisher=One Common Ground |location=Philipsburg, MT |accessdate=2011-11-03}}</ref>


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* Women's Caucus, 2007 (Vice Chair)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/47879/nikki-haley#.UedEg23AG-c |title=Governor Nikki Haley's Biography – Project Vote Smart |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=1972-01-20 |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>
* Women's Caucus, 2007 (Vice Chair)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/47879/nikki-haley#.UedEg23AG-c |title=Governor Nikki Haley's Biography – Project Vote Smart |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=1972-01-20 |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>


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==2010 gubernatorial election==
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==Governorship==
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===2010 gubernatorial election===
{{Main article|South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2010}}
{{Main article|South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2010}}
[[File:South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley joins U.S. military service members and community business partners for the launch of Operation Palmetto Employment, a statewide military employment initiative aimed at making 140226-F-XH297-660.jpg|right|thumb|Haley joins U.S. military service members for the launch of Operation Palmetto Employment.]]
[[File:South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley joins U.S. military service members and community business partners for the launch of Operation Palmetto Employment, a statewide military employment initiative aimed at making 140226-F-XH297-660.jpg|right|thumb|Haley joins U.S. military service members for the launch of Operation Palmetto Employment.]]
On May 14, 2009, Haley announced that she would run for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for [[Governor of South Carolina|Governor]] of [[South Carolina]] in 2010.<ref name="heraldonline.com">O'Conner, John (May 14, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20090525101853/http://www.heraldonline.com/120/story/1343300.html "Rep. Haley announces bid to become state's first female governor"]. ''The State''. (Columbia, SC).</ref> Haley had been persuaded to run by incumbent Governor [[Mark Sanford]].<ref name=JRutenberg>{{cite news|last1=Rutenberg|first1=Jim|title=Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/magazine/mark-sanfords-path-of-most-resistance.html|accessdate=30 June 2014|publisher=New York Times|date=26 June 2014}}</ref> On November 11, 2009, she was endorsed by former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]], as well as [[Jenny Sanford]], the incumbent first lady of South Carolina.<ref name=Romney>{{cite news |title= Romney backs Haley in S.C. |first=Josh |last=Kraushaar |newspaper=Politico |date=March 16, 2010|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34504.html}}</ref><ref name=Palin>Palin, Sarah (May 14, 2010). [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=389119888434 "Shaking it up in South Carolina with Nikki Haley"]. Facebook.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jenny Sanford endorses in gov race |first=Andy |last=Barr |newspaper=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]] |date=2009-11-11 |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29401.html }}</ref> She was polling last in the GOP race before a surprise endorsement from former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]], three weeks before the primary vote.<ref>Barr, Andy (May&nbsp;13, 2010). "[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37225.html Palin endorses Haley for S.C. governor]". ''Politico''. Retrieved 2016-11-23.</ref> The Republican gubernatorial primary took place on June 8, 2010, and Haley captured 49% of the vote, necessitating a runoff election on June 22.<ref name="tryst accusations">{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title=Haley weathers tryst accusations in SC gov race |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |work=Associated Press |date=June 9, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615030150/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|archivedate=June 15, 2010}} Also published on MSNBC.com as "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37577412/ns/politics-decision_2010/ Sordid S.C. governor's race heads to runoff]"</ref> Haley won handily in the runoff vote.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title= Haley’s S.C. win ensures spot on national stage |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/|work=Boston Globe|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=August 13, 2013}} ''The State'' in Columbia, S.C. also published an earlier version, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20120112050523/http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/22/1345251/ap-republicans-tap-haley-for-gov.html Republicans tap Haley for gov, make history]".</ref>
On May 14, 2009, Haley announced that she would run for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for [[Governor of South Carolina|Governor]] of [[South Carolina]] in 2010.<ref name="heraldonline.com">O'Conner, John (May 14, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20090525101853/http://www.heraldonline.com/120/story/1343300.html "Rep. Haley announces bid to become state's first female governor"]. ''The State''. (Columbia, SC).</ref> Haley had been persuaded to run by incumbent Governor [[Mark Sanford]].<ref name=JRutenberg>{{cite news|last1=Rutenberg|first1=Jim|title=Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/magazine/mark-sanfords-path-of-most-resistance.html|accessdate=30 June 2014|publisher=New York Times|date=26 June 2014}}</ref> On November 11, 2009, she was endorsed by former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]], as well as [[Jenny Sanford]], the incumbent first lady of South Carolina.<ref name=Romney>{{cite news |title= Romney backs Haley in S.C. |first=Josh |last=Kraushaar |newspaper=Politico |date=March 16, 2010|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34504.html}}</ref><ref name=Palin>Palin, Sarah (May 14, 2010). [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=389119888434 "Shaking it up in South Carolina with Nikki Haley"]. Facebook.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jenny Sanford endorses in gov race |first=Andy |last=Barr |newspaper=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]] |date=2009-11-11 |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29401.html }}</ref> She was polling last in the GOP race before a surprise endorsement from former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]], three weeks before the primary vote.<ref>Barr, Andy (May&nbsp;13, 2010). "[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37225.html Palin endorses Haley for S.C. governor]". ''Politico''. Retrieved 2016-11-23.</ref> The Republican gubernatorial primary took place on June 8, 2010, and Haley captured 49% of the vote, necessitating a runoff election on June 22.<ref name="tryst accusations">{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title=Haley weathers tryst accusations in SC gov race |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |work=Associated Press |date=June 9, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615030150/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|archivedate=June 15, 2010}} Also published on MSNBC.com as "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37577412/ns/politics-decision_2010/ Sordid S.C. governor's race heads to runoff]"</ref> Haley won handily in the runoff vote.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davenport, Jim|title= Haley’s S.C. win ensures spot on national stage |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37862339/ns/politics-decision_2010/t/haleys-sc-win-ensures-spot-national-stage/|work=Boston Globe|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=August 13, 2013}} ''The State'' in Columbia, S.C. also published an earlier version, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20120112050523/http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/22/1345251/ap-republicans-tap-haley-for-gov.html Republicans tap Haley for gov, make history]".</ref>


Haley was elected governor on November 2, 2010, over the Democratic candidate, [[Vincent Sheheen]] 51% to 47%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/10145728/article-Nikki-Haley-to-be-state%E2%80%99s-first-female-governor- |title=Nikki Haley to be state's first female governor |first=Jason |last=Evans |work=The Pickens Sentinel |date=November 2010 |accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> She is considered the third non-white person to have been elected as governor of a [[Southern United States|Southern state]], after [[Virginia]]'s [[Douglas Wilder|L. Douglas Wilder]] and Louisiana's [[Bobby Jindal]]. (Though notably, Nikki Haley identified herself as “white” on her voter registration card in 2001.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/07/indian-nikki-haley-says-she-is-white%20 "Indian Nikki Haley Says She Is White"]. ''Mother Jones''. July 29, 2011.</ref>)
Haley was elected governor on November 2, 2010, over the Democratic candidate, [[Vincent Sheheen]] 51% to 47%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/10145728/article-Nikki-Haley-to-be-state%E2%80%99s-first-female-governor- |title=Nikki Haley to be state's first female governor |first=Jason |last=Evans |work=The Pickens Sentinel |date=November 2010 |accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> She is considered the third non-white person to have been elected as governor of a [[Southern United States|Southern state]], after [[Virginia]]'s [[Douglas Wilder|L. Douglas Wilder]] and Louisiana's [[Bobby Jindal]]. (Though notably, Nikki Haley identified herself as “white” on her voter registration card in 2001.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/07/indian-nikki-haley-says-she-is-white%20 "Indian Nikki Haley Says She Is White"]. ''Mother Jones''. July 29, 2011.</ref>)
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In July 2013, Haley was fined $3,500 by the State Ethics Commission and given a "public warning" for failing to report the addresses of eight donors during her 2010 campaign for governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Newsmax.com/Politics/haley-fine-ethics-warning/2013/07/17/id/515577/#ixzz3GFQHCxE3|title=Nikki Haley Hit With Fine, Ethics Warning|work=Newsmax}}</ref>
In July 2013, Haley was fined $3,500 by the State Ethics Commission and given a "public warning" for failing to report the addresses of eight donors during her 2010 campaign for governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Newsmax.com/Politics/haley-fine-ethics-warning/2013/07/17/id/515577/#ixzz3GFQHCxE3|title=Nikki Haley Hit With Fine, Ethics Warning|work=Newsmax}}</ref>


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==Governorship==
[[File:Official Photo of SC Governor Nikki Haley.jpg|thumb|Haley's official Governor's photo.]]
[[File:Official Photo of SC Governor Nikki Haley.jpg|thumb|Haley's official Governor's photo.]]
===Tenure===
===Economic policies===
====Economic policies====
Haley supports lower taxes, opposes regulation and is extremely anti-union. In inviting business to move to South Carolina she has said:
Haley supports lower taxes, opposes regulation and is extremely anti-union. In inviting business to move to South Carolina she has said:
<blockquote>What I'm saying is, if you come to South Carolina, the cost of doing business is going to be low here. We are going to make sure that you have a loyal, willing workforce and we are going to be one of the lowest union-participation states in the country.<ref>Martel, Ned (December 15, 2011). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nikki-haley-south-carolinas-hard-charging-gop-governor/2011/11/28/gIQA10vhwO_story.html "Nikki Haley picks Romney, but can they help each other?"] ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Macgillis |first=Alec |url=http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98641/mitt-buys-er-receives-haley-nod |title=Romney ... Receives Haley Nod |publisher=Tnr.com |date=2011-12-16 |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>What I'm saying is, if you come to South Carolina, the cost of doing business is going to be low here. We are going to make sure that you have a loyal, willing workforce and we are going to be one of the lowest union-participation states in the country.<ref>Martel, Ned (December 15, 2011). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nikki-haley-south-carolinas-hard-charging-gop-governor/2011/11/28/gIQA10vhwO_story.html "Nikki Haley picks Romney, but can they help each other?"] ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Macgillis |first=Alec |url=http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98641/mitt-buys-er-receives-haley-nod |title=Romney ... Receives Haley Nod |publisher=Tnr.com |date=2011-12-16 |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref></blockquote>


====Confederate flag====
===Confederate flag===
Prior to June 2015, Haley had been in support of flying the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] on the statehouse grounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/10/15/nikki_haley_its_ok_to_have_the_confederate_flag_at_the_statehouse_because_not_a_single_ceo_has_complained/|title=Nikki Haley: It’s OK to have the Confederate flag at the statehouse because not “a single CEO” has complained|last=Brinker|first=Luke|website=Salon|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> Following the [[Charleston church shooting]], Haley led bi-partisan calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State Capitol and its grounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor, Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/south-carolina-confederate-flag-dylann-roof.html?_r=0|work=NY Times}}</ref> Haley stated:<blockquote> "These grounds (the State Capital) are a place that everybody should feel a part of. What I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain." Haley also said, "There is a place for that flag," but she said "It's not in a place that represents all people in South Carolina."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|title=Nikki Haley: Confederate flag 'should have never been there'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/nikki-haley-confederate-flag-removal/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=CNN|date=10 July 2015}}</ref></blockquote> In July 2015, Haley signed a Bill to authorize [[Modern display of the Confederate flag#Removal from South Carolina State Capitol|removing]] the Confederate flag from the flagpole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?327026-1/south-carolina-confederate-flag-removal-bill-signing-ceremony|title=South Carolina Confederate Flag Removal Bill - Video - C-SPAN.org|work=C-SPAN.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/09/421531368/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-to-sign-confederate-flag-bill-into-law|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Confederate Flag Bill Into Law|date=9 July 2015|work=NPR.org}}</ref>
Prior to June 2015, Haley had been in support of flying the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] on the statehouse grounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/10/15/nikki_haley_its_ok_to_have_the_confederate_flag_at_the_statehouse_because_not_a_single_ceo_has_complained/|title=Nikki Haley: It’s OK to have the Confederate flag at the statehouse because not “a single CEO” has complained|last=Brinker|first=Luke|website=Salon|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> Following the [[Charleston church shooting]], Haley led bi-partisan calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State Capitol and its grounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor, Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/south-carolina-confederate-flag-dylann-roof.html?_r=0|work=NY Times}}</ref> Haley stated:<blockquote> "These grounds (the State Capital) are a place that everybody should feel a part of. What I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain." Haley also said, "There is a place for that flag," but she said "It's not in a place that represents all people in South Carolina."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|title=Nikki Haley: Confederate flag 'should have never been there'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/nikki-haley-confederate-flag-removal/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=CNN|date=10 July 2015}}</ref></blockquote> In July 2015, Haley signed a Bill to authorize [[Modern display of the Confederate flag#Removal from South Carolina State Capitol|removing]] the Confederate flag from the flagpole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?327026-1/south-carolina-confederate-flag-removal-bill-signing-ceremony|title=South Carolina Confederate Flag Removal Bill - Video - C-SPAN.org|work=C-SPAN.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/09/421531368/south-carolina-gov-nikki-haley-to-sign-confederate-flag-bill-into-law|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Confederate Flag Bill Into Law|date=9 July 2015|work=NPR.org}}</ref>


====LGBT issues====
===LGBT issues===
In April 2016, Haley indicated she would not support legislation introduced by the [[South Carolina State Senate]] which would require [[transgender]] individuals to use restrooms based on biological sex instead of [[gender identity]]. Haley stated: <blockquote>“These are not instances... Y’all haven’t reported on anything. I haven’t heard anything that’s come to my office. So when I look at South Carolina, we look at our situations, we’re not hearing of anybody’s religious liberties that are being violated, and we’re, again, not hearing any citizens that feel like they are being violated in terms of freedoms.”<ref name="SternSlate04082016">{{cite news|last1=Stern|first1=Mark|title=Listen to a Republican Governor Explain Why Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws Are Unnecessary|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/04/08/south_carolina_governor_gov_nikki_haley_criticizes_bathroom_bills.html|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=Slate|date=8 April 2016}}</ref></blockquote> Haley described such restroom legislation as unnecessary.<ref>{{cite news|title=SC governor says bill similar to HB2 not necessary|url=http://wncn.com/2016/04/07/sc-governor-says-bill-similar-to-hb2-not-necessary/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=WNCN - North Carolina News|date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="SternSlate04082016"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Berman|first1=Mark|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn’t need transgender bathroom law|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/04/07/south-carolinas-gov-nikki-haley-says-her-state-doesnt-need-transgender-bathroom-law/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=The Washington Post|date=7 April 2016}}</ref>
In April 2016, Haley indicated she would not support legislation introduced by the [[South Carolina State Senate]] which would require [[transgender]] individuals to use restrooms based on biological sex instead of [[gender identity]]. Haley stated: <blockquote>“These are not instances... Y’all haven’t reported on anything. I haven’t heard anything that’s come to my office. So when I look at South Carolina, we look at our situations, we’re not hearing of anybody’s religious liberties that are being violated, and we’re, again, not hearing any citizens that feel like they are being violated in terms of freedoms.”<ref name="SternSlate04082016">{{cite news|last1=Stern|first1=Mark|title=Listen to a Republican Governor Explain Why Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws Are Unnecessary|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/04/08/south_carolina_governor_gov_nikki_haley_criticizes_bathroom_bills.html|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=Slate|date=8 April 2016}}</ref></blockquote> Haley described such restroom legislation as unnecessary.<ref>{{cite news|title=SC governor says bill similar to HB2 not necessary|url=http://wncn.com/2016/04/07/sc-governor-says-bill-similar-to-hb2-not-necessary/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=WNCN - North Carolina News|date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="SternSlate04082016"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Berman|first1=Mark|title=South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn’t need transgender bathroom law|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/04/07/south-carolinas-gov-nikki-haley-says-her-state-doesnt-need-transgender-bathroom-law/|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=The Washington Post|date=7 April 2016}}</ref>


====Israel====
===Israel===
Haley has been described as a "strong supporter of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]".<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016">{{cite news |last=Wilner |first=Michael |date=November 23, 2016 |title=South Carolina governor who opposed anti-Israel BDS to be Trump's UN envoy |url=http://www.jpost.com/Us-Elections/Donald-Trump/South-Carolina-governor-who-opposed-anti-Israel-BDS-to-be-Trumps-UN-envoy-473448 |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |location=[[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] |access-date=November 24, 2016|quote=“Haley is a strong supporter of the State of Israel,” South Carolina Sen. [[Lindsey Graham]] said. “Her presence as ambassador will be reassuring to all those who are concerned about the increasing hostility of the United Nations toward Israel.”}}</ref> As South Carolina Governor she signed into law a bill to stop efforts to [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|boycott, divest and sanction]] Israel.<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016"/> The anti-BDS legislation was the first of kind on a statewide level.<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016"/>
Haley has been described as a "strong supporter of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]".<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016">{{cite news |last=Wilner |first=Michael |date=November 23, 2016 |title=South Carolina governor who opposed anti-Israel BDS to be Trump's UN envoy |url=http://www.jpost.com/Us-Elections/Donald-Trump/South-Carolina-governor-who-opposed-anti-Israel-BDS-to-be-Trumps-UN-envoy-473448 |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |location=[[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] |access-date=November 24, 2016|quote=“Haley is a strong supporter of the State of Israel,” South Carolina Sen. [[Lindsey Graham]] said. “Her presence as ambassador will be reassuring to all those who are concerned about the increasing hostility of the United Nations toward Israel.”}}</ref> As South Carolina Governor she signed into law a bill to stop efforts to [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|boycott, divest and sanction]] Israel.<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016"/> The anti-BDS legislation was the first of kind on a statewide level.<ref name="MWilnerJPost11232016"/>


===Other issues===
====Request for tax return disclosure by Donald Trump====
As governor, in 2016, Haley received extensive press coverage for saying the phrase "[[bless your heart]]" in response to an attack by GOP presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Politics |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-donald-trump-2016-3 |title=Nikki Haley dismisses Donald Trump |publisher=Business Insider |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160301/PC1603/160309952 |title=Haley to Trump: ‘Bless your heart’ as Twitter fight flares |publisher=Post and Courier |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Krieg |first=Gregory |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html |title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart' - CNNPolitics.com |website=Cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gass |first=Nick |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/nikki-haley-donald-trump-twitter-220048 |title=Nikki Haley to Donald Trump: 'Bless your heart' |website=Politico.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref> Trump had attacked her on Twitter for her call for him to release his tax records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart'|last=CNN|first=Gregory Krieg|website=CNN|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
As governor, in 2016, Haley received extensive press coverage for saying the phrase "[[bless your heart]]" in response to an attack by GOP presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Politics |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-donald-trump-2016-3 |title=Nikki Haley dismisses Donald Trump |publisher=Business Insider |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160301/PC1603/160309952 |title=Haley to Trump: ‘Bless your heart’ as Twitter fight flares |publisher=Post and Courier |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Krieg |first=Gregory |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html |title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart' - CNNPolitics.com |website=Cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gass |first=Nick |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/nikki-haley-donald-trump-twitter-220048 |title=Nikki Haley to Donald Trump: 'Bless your heart' |website=Politico.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-02}}</ref> Trump had attacked her on Twitter for her call for him to release his tax records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-bless-your-heart/index.html|title=Nikki Haley response to Trump attack: 'Bless your heart'|last=CNN|first=Gregory Krieg|website=CNN|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>


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In 2016, Governor Haley was named among "The 100 Most Influential People" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Shanay|title=Governor Nikki Haley among Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential’|url=http://wsav.com/2016/04/21/governor-nikki-haley-among-time-magazines-100-most-influential/|accessdate=23 April 2016|publisher=WSAV|date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The 100 Most Influential People|url=http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/?xid=homepage|accessdate=23 April 2016|publisher=Time}}</ref>
====Voter ID laws====

Hakey supports [[Voter ID laws (United States)|Voter ID laws]], laws requiring photo identification at the polls.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley Excoriated By Black Leaders Over South Carolina Voter ID Law | publisher=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=January 22, 2012 |author=Collins, Jeffrey | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/22/nikki-haley-south-carolina-voter-id-jesse-jackson_n_1221987.html}}</ref>
She also supports [[Voter ID laws (United States)|a law requiring photo identification at the polls]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Haley Excoriated By Black Leaders Over South Carolina Voter ID Law |work=The Huffington Post |date=January 22, 2012|author=Collins, Jeffrey |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/22/nikki-haley-south-carolina-voter-id-jesse-jackson_n_1221987.html}}</ref>

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==2014 re-election==


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===2014 re-election===
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[[File:Nikki Haley by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|left|thumb|Haley speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.]]
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==Potential vice-presidential candidacy==
==Potential vice-presidential candidacy==
In 2012, former Governor Mitt Romney considered her for his vice-presidential running mate.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/>
In 2012, former Governor [[Mitt Romney]] considered her for his vice-presidential running mate.<ref name="FaussetNYT11232016"/> In April 2012, Haley said that she would turn down any offer, claiming “I’d say, ‘Thank you, but no, I made a promise to the people of this state. And I think that promise matters. And I intend to keep it.”<ref>{{cite news | title=Nikki Haley On Republican Vice Presidential Prospects: ‘I’d Say Thank You But No’ | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/nikki-haley-vice-president_n_1396937.html | author=Ariel Edwards-Levy | publisher=[[The Huffington Post]] | date=April 12, 2012}}</ref>


Haley was mentioned in January 2016 as a potential candidate for the Vice Presidency in the 2016 Presidential Election.<ref name=HaleyEconomist>{{cite news| title=Haley's Comet | url=http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688410-governor-south-carolina-auditions-republican-ticket-haleys-comet | accessdate=17 January 2016 | publisher=[[The Economist]]| date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref name=Phillips>{{cite news | last1=Phillips | first1=Amber | title=Gov. Nikki Haley just got a chance to try out for vice president | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/06/gov-nikki-haley-just-got-a-chance-to-try-out-for-vice-president/ | accessdate=13 January 2016 | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
''[[The Economist]]'' described Haley as a politician with high approval ratings and as combination of "fiscal ferocity and a capacity for conciliation," and stated as a female candidate and ethnic minority she would have appeal. Haley was mentioned early in 2016 as a potential candidate for the Vice Presidency.<ref name=HaleyEconomist>{{cite news|title=Haley's Comet|accessdate=17 January 2016|publisher=''[[The Economist]]''|date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref name=Phillips>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Amber|title=Gov. Nikki Haley just got a chance to try out for vice president|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/06/gov-nikki-haley-just-got-a-chance-to-try-out-for-vice-president/|accessdate=13 January 2016|work=washingtonpost.com|publisher=The Washington Post|date=6 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vice-presidential contenders Haley’s comet|url=http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688410-governor-south-carolina-auditions-republican-ticket-haleys-comet|accessdate=12 April 2016|publisher=The Economist|date=16 January 2016}}</ref> On May 4, 2016, after Trump became the presumptive presidential nominee following his last competitor [[John Kasich]] suspending his campaign, Haley denied interest in the vice presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/nikki-haley-donald-trump-222819|title=Haley signals support for Trump|publisher=POLITICO|date=May 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31892881/gov-nikki-haley-will-support-donald-trump-but-no-thanks-on-vp-nod|title=Gov. Nikki Haley will support Donald Trump, but no thanks on VP nod|date=May 4, 2016|publisher=foxcarolina.com}}</ref>

''[[The Economist]]'' described Haley as a politician with high approval ratings and as combination of "fiscal ferocity and a capacity for conciliation," and stated as a female candidate and ethnic minority she would have appeal.<ref name=HaleyEconomist/> However, on May 4, 2016, after Trump became the presumptive presidential nominee, Haley denied interest in the vice presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/nikki-haley-donald-trump-222819 | title=Haley signals support for Trump | publisher=[[POLITICO]] | date=May 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31892881/gov-nikki-haley-will-support-donald-trump-but-no-thanks-on-vp-nod | title=Gov. Nikki Haley will support Donald Trump, but no thanks on VP nod | date=May 4, 2016| publisher=foxcarolina.com}}</ref>


==United States Ambassador to the United Nations==
==United States Ambassador to the United Nations==
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On January 24, 2017, Haley was confirmed by the Senate 96-4 to become [[Donald Trump]]'s [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/20/nominations-sent-senate|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=2017-01-20|newspaper=whitehouse.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> The four that voted against Haley were: Senators [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.), [[Martin Heinrich]] (D-N.M.), [[Tom Udall]] (D-N.M.), and [[Chris Coons]] (D-Del.). Coons explained his reason for voting against the nomination by saying, "She did not convince me that she understands and embraces the foreign policy principles that the United States has championed over the past 70 years to serve effectively as ambassador to the United Nations." <ref>{{cite news|last1=Schallhorn|first1=Kaitlyn|title=Senate overwhelmingly confirms Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador|url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/24/senate-overwhelmingly-confirms-nikki-haley-as-u-n-ambassador/|accessdate=25 January 2017|agency=The Blaze|publisher=The Blaze|date=24 January 2017}}</ref>

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On November 23, 2016 [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Donald Trump]] announced his intention to nominate Haley for [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-tapped-to-be-trumps-un-ambassador/2016/11/23/c1395cb6-b144-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html | publisher=[[The Washington Post]] | title=Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump’s U.N. ambassador | date=November 23, 2016 | accessdate=November 23, 2016 | first=Robert | last=Costa}}</ref> On January 20, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] sent Haley's nomination to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/20/nominations-sent-senate | title=Nominations Sent to the Senate | date=20 January 2017 | publisher=whitehouse.gov | language=en | access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref>

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On January 24, 2017, Haley was confirmed by the Senate 96-4 to become [[Donald Trump]]'s [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/20/nominations-sent-senate | title=Nominations Sent to the Senate | date=20 January 2017 | newspaper=whitehouse.gov | language=en | access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> The four that voted against Haley were: Senators [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.), [[Martin Heinrich]] (D-N.M.), [[Tom Udall]] (D-N.M.), and [[Chris Coons]] (D-Del.). Coons said that he voted against the nomination because "She did not convince me that she understands and embraces the foreign policy principles that the United States has championed over the past 70 years to serve effectively as ambassador to the United Nations." <ref>{{cite news | last1=Schallhorn | first1=Kaitlyn | title=Senate overwhelmingly confirms Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador | url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/24/senate-overwhelmingly-confirms-nikki-haley-as-u-n-ambassador/ | accessdate=25 January 2017 | agency=[[The Blaze]] | publisher=[[The Blaze]] | date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, she resigned as South Carolina governor and Lt. Governor [[Henry McMaster]] ascended into the governorship of South Carolina.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Nikki Haley
29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 25, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyMichele J. Sison[1]
Preceded byMichele J. Sison (Acting)
116th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 24, 2017
Lieutenant
Preceded byMark Sanford
Succeeded byHenry McMaster
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 11, 2005 – January 11, 2011
Preceded byLarry Koon
Succeeded byTodd Atwater
Personal details
Born
Nimrata Randhawa

(1972-01-20) January 20, 1972 (age 52)
Bamberg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMichael Haley (m. 1996)
Children2
EducationClemson University (BS)

Nimrata "Nikki" Haley[2][3] (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972)[3][4][5] is an American politician who is the current United States Ambassador to the United Nations[6] and served as the 116th Governor of South Carolina from January 2011 to January 2017.

Prior to her tenure as governor, Haley was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving from 2005 until her election as governor.[7]

Haley was the first female Governor of South Carolina and the second Indian American, after Bobby Jindal, to serve as a governor in the United States. Haley delivered the official Republican response to President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address on January 12, 2016.[8]

On November 23, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Haley for Ambassador to the United Nations.[9] On January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump sent Haley's nomination to the Senate.[10] Haley was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate 96-4 on January 24, 2017. Shortly after, she resigned as South Carolina governor and Lt. Governor Henry McMaster ascended into the governorship.

Early life and education

Haley was born Nimrata Randhawa[2][3] in Bamberg, South Carolina, on January 20, 1972, to an Indian Sikh family.[11] She was "always called Nikki, which means 'little one,' by her family."[12] Her parents, father Ajit Singh Randhawa and mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, are immigrants from Amritsar District, Punjab, India,[13] where Ajit had been a professor at Punjab Agricultural University and Raj had received her law degree from the University of Delhi.[14] Haley's parents immigrated to Canada after her father received a scholarship offer from the University of British Columbia. After her father earned a PhD degree in 1969, he moved his young family to South Carolina to accept a position as a professor at Voorhees College.[15] Her mother, Raj Randhawa earned a master's degree in education and taught for seven years in the Bamberg, South Carolina public schools before founding her clothing shop Exotica International in 1976.[14]

When Haley was 5 years old, her parents entered her in the "Miss Bamberg" contest.[13] The contest traditionally crowned a black queen and a white queen.[13] The judges decided Haley did not fit either category, so the judges disqualified her.[13]

Nikki has two brothers, Mitti, a retired member of the United States Army Chemical Corps who served in Desert Storm, and Charan, a web designer.[15] She has a sister, Simran, a radio host and Fashion Institute of Technology alumna, born in Singapore.[15][16]

At age 12, Nikki began helping with the bookkeeping in Exotica International, her mother's ladies' clothing shop.[17] The Economist likens her to another shopkeeper's daughter, Margaret Thatcher, writing that Nikki's girlhood job in her mother's shop gave her "an extreme watchfulness about overheads and a sharp aversion to government intrusion."[17]

Nikki is a graduate of Orangeburg Preparatory Schools and Clemson University, with a BS degree in accounting.[18]

Career

Haley worked for FCR Corporation, a waste management and recycling company,[19][20] before joining her mother's business, Exotica International, an upscale clothing firm, in 1994.[21] The family business grew to become a multimillion-dollar company.[21]

Haley was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce in 1998.[22] She was named to the board of directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003 and president in 2004.[22] She chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital.[21] She also serves on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, and West Metro Republican Women. She is president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was chair for the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign. She is a member of the Rotary Club in Lexington.[23]

South Carolina House of Representatives

Elections

In 2004, Haley ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives for a district in Lexington County. She challenged incumbent state Representative Larry Koon in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Her platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative with an emphasis on education.[24] In the primary election, she forced a runoff as Koon won just 42% of the vote. She placed second with 40% of the vote.[25] In the runoff, she defeated him 55%–45%.[26] She then ran unopposed in the general election.[27] She became the first Asian-American of Asian Sikh Indian heritage to hold office in South Carolina.[28][29]

She was unopposed for re-election to a second term in 2006.[30] In 2008, she won re-election to a third term, defeating Democrat Edgar Gomez 83%–17%.[31][32]

Tenure

Haley was elected chair of the freshman caucus in 2005 and majority whip in the South Carolina General Assembly.[23] She was the only freshman legislator named to a whip spot.[33]

Fiscal policy

One of Haley's stated goals is to lower taxes. She voted against a bill to override the governor's veto (when Mark Sanford was still in office) to place a surtax on every cigarette produced. The funds earned would be appropriated to smoking prevention programs and cancer research related to smoking.[34] She voted for a bill that raised sales taxes to six percent. The bill exempted sales tax on unprepared food such as canned goods. The same bill also exempts property tax on "owner-occupied residential property" except for the taxes due from what is still owed on the property.[35]

Haley has said that funds allocated for public education can be used more effectively. She has proposed a plan that would determine a teacher's salary based not only on seniority and qualifications but also on job performance. This performance rating would be determined by evaluations and reports from principals, students, and parents.[36] During her gubernatorial campaign, Haley stated that she would be in favor of school choice and more charter schools.[37] She has said that wasteful spending occurs when funds allocated for education sit too long in departmental accounts before being spent.[citation needed]

Haley supports barring legislators from collecting legislative pensions while they're in office. She believes the pensions should be based only on the $10,400 legislative salary instead of the salary plus lawmakers' $12,000 annual expense allowance.[38]

Immigration policy

Haley has stated that, as the daughter of immigrants, she believes the immigration laws should be enforced.[39] She voted in favor of a law that requires employers to be able to prove that newly hired employees are legal residents of the United States, and also requires all immigrants to carry documentation at all times proving that they are legally in the United States. Haley signed an "Arizona-style" law cracking down on illegal immigration in June 2011,[40] but the law is the subject of a lawsuit initiated by the United States Justice Department on numerous grounds, including claims the immigration law violates the Supremacy Clause. Rob Godfrey, a spokesman for Haley, said, "If the feds were doing their job, we wouldn't have had to address illegal immigration reform at the state level. But, until they do, we're going to keep fighting in South Carolina to be able to enforce our laws."[41]

Abortion

The New York Times has stated that "Haley describes herself as 'pro-life'", as member of the United States pro-life movement.[13][42][43][44] Haley has consistently supported bills that protect the rights of a fetus and restrict abortion, except when the mother's life is at risk. As a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, Haley voted for the Penalties for Harming an Unborn Child/Fetus law, which asserted that an act of violence against a fetus is akin to a criminal act against the mother. She also voted for two separate bills that required a woman to first look at an ultrasound and then wait 24 hours before being permitted to have an abortion.[45] Haley has voted yes on some bills relating to abortion that were tabled or rejected, including the Inclusion of Unborn Child/Fetus in Definition for Civil Suits Amendment, Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period amendment, and Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period amendment. The last-mentioned bill would have allowed specific cases of women to not have to wait the mandatory 24 hours before having an abortion.[46]

Committee assignments

  • Labor, Commerce and Industry[47]
  • Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Caucus memberships

  • Freshman Caucus, 2005–2006 (Chair)
  • Lexington County Meth Taskforce
  • Sportsman's Caucus
  • Women's Caucus, 2007 (Vice Chair)[48]

2010 gubernatorial election

Main article: South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2010
Haley joins U.S. military service members for the launch of Operation Palmetto Employment.

On May 14, 2009, Haley announced that she would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Carolina in 2010.[49] Haley had been persuaded to run by incumbent Governor Mark Sanford.[50] On November 11, 2009, she was endorsed by former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as well as Jenny Sanford, the incumbent first lady of South Carolina.[51][52][53] She was polling last in the GOP race before a surprise endorsement from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, three weeks before the primary vote.[54] The Republican gubernatorial primary took place on June 8, 2010, and Haley captured 49% of the vote, necessitating a runoff election on June 22.[55] Haley won handily in the runoff vote.[56]

Haley was elected governor on November 2, 2010, over the Democratic candidate, Vincent Sheheen 51% to 47%.[57] She is considered the third non-white person to have been elected as governor of a Southern state, after Virginia's L. Douglas Wilder and Louisiana's Bobby Jindal. (Though notably, Nikki Haley identified herself as “white” on her voter registration card in 2001.[58])

Haley's victory marked the first gubernatorial victory for a Sikh in US history.

In July 2013, Haley was fined $3,500 by the State Ethics Commission and given a "public warning" for failing to report the addresses of eight donors during her 2010 campaign for governor.[59]

Governorship

Haley's official Governor's photo.

Economic policies

Haley supports lower taxes, opposes regulation and is extremely anti-union. In inviting business to move to South Carolina she has said:

What I'm saying is, if you come to South Carolina, the cost of doing business is going to be low here. We are going to make sure that you have a loyal, willing workforce and we are going to be one of the lowest union-participation states in the country.[60][61]

Confederate flag

Prior to June 2015, Haley had been in support of flying the Confederate flag on the statehouse grounds.[62] Following the Charleston church shooting, Haley led bi-partisan calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State Capitol and its grounds.[63] Haley stated:

"These grounds (the State Capital) are a place that everybody should feel a part of. What I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain." Haley also said, "There is a place for that flag," but she said "It's not in a place that represents all people in South Carolina."[64]

In July 2015, Haley signed a Bill to authorize removing the Confederate flag from the flagpole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.[65][66]

LGBT issues

In April 2016, Haley indicated she would not support legislation introduced by the South Carolina State Senate which would require transgender individuals to use restrooms based on biological sex instead of gender identity. Haley stated:

“These are not instances... Y’all haven’t reported on anything. I haven’t heard anything that’s come to my office. So when I look at South Carolina, we look at our situations, we’re not hearing of anybody’s religious liberties that are being violated, and we’re, again, not hearing any citizens that feel like they are being violated in terms of freedoms.”[67]

Haley described such restroom legislation as unnecessary.[68][67][69]

Israel

Haley has been described as a "strong supporter of the State of Israel".[70] As South Carolina Governor she signed into law a bill to stop efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel.[70] The anti-BDS legislation was the first of kind on a statewide level.[70]

Other issues

As governor, in 2016, Haley received extensive press coverage for saying the phrase "bless your heart" in response to an attack by GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.[71][72][73][74] Trump had attacked her on Twitter for her call for him to release his tax records.[75]

In 2016, Governor Haley was named among "The 100 Most Influential People" by Time magazine.[76][77]

She also supports a law requiring photo identification at the polls.[78]

2014 re-election

Main article: South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2014
Haley speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

On August 12, 2013, Haley announced she would seek a second term during a rally August 26, 2013, at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville.[79] She faced a challenge in the primaries for Republican nomination from Tom Ervin. However Ervin withdrew and then contested the 2014 gubernatorial elections as independent.[80][81]

As in 2010, Vincent Sheheen of the Democratic party was once again her challenger. Republican-turned-Independent Tom Ervin was also running in early stages of the contest, as well as Libertarian Steve French, and United Citizens Party candidate Morgan Bruce Reeves.[81] The first public debate was held in Charleston on October 14, between French, Ervin, Haley, Reeves, and Sheheen.[82] The second public debate in Greenville on October 21, again included all five candidates.[83] A week after the second debate, Ervin withdrew from the race and endorsed Sheheen.[84]

Haley was re-elected on November 4, 2014, with a 55.9 percent to 41.3 percent win, almost tripling her previous margin of victory over Sheheen in 2010 gubernatorial elections.[85] Her second term as governor of South Carolina was set to expire on January 9, 2019, but she resigned on January 24, 2017 to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations.

Potential vice-presidential candidacy

In 2012, former Governor Mitt Romney considered her for his vice-presidential running mate.[13]

The Economist described Haley as a politician with high approval ratings and as combination of "fiscal ferocity and a capacity for conciliation," and stated as a female candidate and ethnic minority she would have appeal. Haley was mentioned early in 2016 as a potential candidate for the Vice Presidency.[17][86][87] On May 4, 2016, after Trump became the presumptive presidential nominee following his last competitor John Kasich suspending his campaign, Haley denied interest in the vice presidential nomination.[88][89]

United States Ambassador to the United Nations

On January 24, 2017, Haley was confirmed by the Senate 96-4 to become Donald Trump's Ambassador to the United Nations.[90] The four that voted against Haley were: Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.). Coons explained his reason for voting against the nomination by saying, "She did not convince me that she understands and embraces the foreign policy principles that the United States has championed over the past 70 years to serve effectively as ambassador to the United Nations." [91]

Personal life

Haley was raised as a Sikh. In September 1996, she married Michael Haley with both Sikh and Methodist ceremonies.[92] Haley identifies herself today as a Christian, as well as Sikh.[93] She attends Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church, as well as Sikh Gurdwara services.[94][95]

Her husband is an officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard and was sent on a year-long deployment to Afghanistan in January 2013.[96][97][98] The couple have two children, Rena and Nalin.[99][100] As of 2017, Rena is a freshman at Clemson.

In May 2015, she received an honorary doctorate in public service from the University of South Carolina.[101]

Electoral history

South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Republican Primary Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Koon (inc.) 2,354 42.27
Republican Nikki Haley 2,247 40.35
Republican David Perry 968 17.38
South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 2,929 54.70
Republican Larry Koon (inc.) 2,426 45.30
South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 14,421 98.94
Write-ins Write-ins 155 1.06
South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley (inc.) 11,387 99.48
Write-ins Write-ins 60 0.52
South Carolina House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley (inc.) 17,043 83.12
Democratic Edgar Gomez 3,446 16.81
Write-ins Write-ins 16 0.08
South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 206,326 48.86
Republican Gresham Barrett 91,824 21.75
Republican Henry McMaster 71,494 16.93
Republican Andre Bauer 52,607 12.46
South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 233,733 65.05
Republican Gresham Barrett 125,601 34.95
South Carolina Governor Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 690,525 51.37
Democratic Vincent Sheheen 630,534 46.91
Green/United Citizens Morgan Bruce Reeves 20,114 1.50
Write-ins Write-ins 3,025 0.23
South Carolina Governor Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley (inc.) 696,645 55.90
Democratic Vincent Sheheen 516,166 41.42
Libertarian Steve French 15,438 1.24
Independent Tom Ervin 11,496 0.92
United Citizens Morgan Bruce Reeves 5,622 0.45
Write-ins Write-ins 934 0.07

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