Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served on the Charleston County Council from 1995 to 2009, was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly from 2009 to 2011, and represented South Carolina's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
In 2013, Governor Nikki Haley appointed Scott to the Senate after Jim DeMint resigned. Scott won the special election for the seat in 2014, and was elected to a full term in 2016 and reelected in 2022. He is the first African-American senator in the Southern United States to be directly elected, the longest-serving black senator in U.S. history, the first to serve in both the House and Senate, and the first to chair a full committee.
In May 2023, Scott declared his candidacy for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination. He suspended his campaign in November due to low polling numbers. After the 2024 elections, Scott was elected chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
In 2013, Governor Nikki Haley appointed Scott to the Senate after Jim DeMint resigned. Scott won the special election for the seat in 2014, and was elected to a full term in 2016 and reelected in 2022. He is the first African-American senator in the Southern United States to be directly elected, the longest-serving black senator in U.S. history, the first to serve in both the House and Senate, and the first to chair a full committee.
In May 2023, Scott declared his candidacy for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination. He suspended his campaign in November due to low polling numbers. After the 2024 elections, Scott was elected chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
