Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina drew national attention on Tuesday after displaying nude photo of herself during a House subcommittee hearing focused on cybersecurity and personal privacy.
Mace said the photos were taken without her consent and used the moment to call for stronger protections against hidden surveillance and sexual exploitation.
Speaking before the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, Mace condemned the use of secret cameras as a violation of Americans’ constitutional rights.
“Liberty begins with the right to close a door. A hidden camera kicks that door off its hinges,” she said. “The Constitution’s Fourth Amendment enshrines a ‘reasonable expectation of privacy.’ Yet today, that freedom is violated by secret cameras and hidden devices to record women and girls with impunity.”
Today I exposed a monster whose victims deserve justice. The victims also deserve stronger federal and state laws to protect them.
To other potential victims, I want you to know, “I have your back.”
I would run through a brick wall to protect women and girls in South Carolina.… pic.twitter.com/RjcsXDz7pr
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) May 20, 2025
She continued, “Freedom is not a theory; it