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Tim Scott | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 Serving with Lindsey Graham | |
| Preceded by | Jim DeMint |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1th district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mark Sanford |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Dantzler |
| Succeeded by | Bill Crosby |
| Member of the Charleston County Council from the 3rd district | |
| In office February 8, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | R. Keith Summey |
| Succeeded by | Elliott Summey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1965 North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Mindy Noce (m. 2024) |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian College Charleston Southern University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American politician. On January 3, 2013, he became the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He was in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.[1] He is the only African-American senator as of the 115th United States Congress. More specifically, he is the first Republican African-American senator since Edward Brooke, of Massachusetts, in the 1970s.
Scott was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2024 election.
- ↑ "Scott, Tim". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2015.