1. Katherine Elizabeth Arrington is an American politician who was in the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 94th district for a single term, from 2017 to 2019.
13 Facts About Katie Arrington
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Katie Arrington was appointed chief information security officer for acquisition for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
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Katie Arrington is serving acting Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense since March 2025.
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Katie Arrington announced she would run for Congress in South Carolina's 1st congressional district, challenging Mark Sanford for his seat in the House in the 2018 election cycle.
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Katie Arrington supported Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican primary for the presidential nomination.
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Katie Arrington became the second person to defeat an incumbent Republican member of Congress in the 2018 election cycle.
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In November 2018, Katie Arrington was narrowly defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Joe Cunningham.
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Katie Arrington joined the US Department of Defense in 2019 as a "highly qualified expert" and later competed for and joined the nonpartisan Senior Executive Service.
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Katie Arrington served as the chief information security officer for acquisition for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
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On February 8,2022, Katie Arrington announced that she would again seek the nomination for South Carolina's 1st congressional district, this time against incumbent Nancy Mace.
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Katie Arrington was married to United States Army soldier Doug Homrich from 1990 until divorcing in 2005; they have two children.
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On June 22,2018, Katie Arrington was seriously injured in an accident when a drunk driver going the wrong way on a highway struck her vehicle.
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Katie Arrington suffered a back fracture and broken ribs and had to have portions of her small intestine and colon removed.