Nancy Mace and her entrepreneur fiancé Patrick Byrant split after 18 months - ... trends now
For Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, it seemed like a match made in heaven.
The 46-year-old mother-of-two was stunned in May 2022 when her entrepreneur boyfriend Patrick Bryant got down on one knee and asked if she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
But less than 18 months since that heartwarming proposal, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that the couple have broken up and are now in the middle of a messy legal fight over multi-million-dollar homes they bought together.
According to four sources, the South Carolina lawmaker - who was one of the eight to vote former Speaker Kevin McCarthy out in a historic vote - split with Charleston software mogul Bryant last month.
Since they parted ways, their rift has deteriorated, and now they are fighting over a $3.9 million beachfront property with six bedrooms and a pool and a $1.3 million Washington, D.C., home they both have equity in.
'I'm not Taylor Swift. No one gives a damn about my relationship status,' Mace said in response to DailyMail.com's questions about the dispute.
The 46-year-old mother-of-two was stunned in May 2022 when her entrepreneur boyfriend Patrick Bryant got down on one knee and asked if she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him
Since they parted ways, their rift has deteriorated, and now they are fighting over a $3.9 million beachfront property, above, with six bedrooms and a pool and a $1.3 million Washington, D.C., home they both have equity in
Public records suggest neither Mace or Bryant have filed a lawsuit, though three sources familiar with the situation say Mace is expected to take legal action over the homes.
It comes just days after Mace faced an exodus from her office on Capitol Hill. Six staffers resigned and claimed she runs a 'toxic' office.
The former couple, both Charleston-area socialites, got engaged in 2022 after two years of dating.
One of the most colorful members of the House since her 2020 election, Mace sparred with the former president, prompting an all-out MAGA war against her before aligning herself with Trump this cycle and reportedly eyeing his running mate spot.
She set herself apart from her colleagues with antics like wearing a jacket that read: 'My state is Banning EXCEPTIONS Protect CONTRACEPTION' and after voting to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, donning a shirt with a scarlet 'A' on it. She's since become a fixture on cable news.
Two sources familiar said Mace has claimed she found Bryant on a dating app when they were still together, prompting their split.
Bryant told DailyMail.com he had not been active on a dating app since before he and Nancy met, but recently re-downloaded the app long enough to delete an old profile that was still showing up.
'The status of our relationship is no one's business,' he added. 'We have more important things to focus on as a country.'
Bryant is the co-founder of software development firm Code/+/Trust. He's served on a number of local boards including as chairman of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.
While dating Bryant, Mace often openly discussed her sex life in the office, including in front of male junior staffers, according to three sources who recalled such comments in graphic detail to DailyMail.com.
'She frequently made sexual references in the office and discussed things that were not appropriate in a work environment,' one former senior staffer said.
If one her staff members were to officially complain about her conduct, she could be subjected to an ethics investigation.
Trouble on the home front comes as Mace has lost six of her Washington, D.C., staffers in a couple of months.
Just this week, the congresswoman fired her chief of staff Dan Hanlon and deputy chief of staff, Richard Chalkey, and legislative director, Randal Meyer, resigned, as first reported by the Washington Examiner. Three other junior staffers have left in recent months.
Mace blamed her frisky fiancé for being late to a prayer breakfast this summer, joking
