Tim Scott

A Senator and a Representative from South Carolina. Born in North Charleston, Charleston County, S. C. , September 19, 1965. Attended Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C. , 1983-1984. B. S. , Charleston Southern University, Charleston, S. C. , 1988. Entrepreneur. Charleston County, S. C. Council, 1995-2008. Unsuccessful candidate for the South Carolina state senate in 1996. Member of the South Carolina house of representatives, 2009-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, and served from January 3, 2011, to January 2, 2013, when he resigned to become a U. S. Senator. Appointed January 2, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James DeMint. Appointment took effect upon his resignation from the House of Representatives on January 2, 2013. Took the oath of office on January 3, 2013. Subsequently elected as a Republican in 2014 in a special election. Reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029. Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2025-). Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress). Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.