Haley was the first female governor of South Carolina, the youngest governor in the country and the second governor of Indian descent (after fellow Republican Bobby Jindal of Louisiana).
She was appointed by President Donald Trump as the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and served from January 2017 through December 2018.
First elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004, she served three terms. In 2010, during her third term, she was elected governor of South Carolina, and she won re-election in 2014.
Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House run
Haley enters the race as former President Donald Trump’s first challenger in the Republican presidential primary.
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president in 2024.
She announced her run in a three-and-a-half minute video posted to Twitter, touting her accomplishments as governor and declares “it’s time for a new generation of leadership” in Washington.
While she’s the first Republican after Trump to enter the race, several other GOP candidates are still expected to run, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
Early polls show her trailing behind Trump and DeSantis, but should Haley win the GOP primary, she would make history as the first woman and first Asian American to lead the Republican ticket. She was previously the first female Asian American governor in the country, as well as the first Indian American to serve in a presidential Cabinet.