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Representing the key early state of South Carolina, Scott is the only Black Republican in the Senate. He joined the GOP race in May, and his campaign has since been a largely positive bid painting him as a “messenger of hope” for the country.

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Representing the key early state of South Carolina, Scott is the only Black Republican in the Senate. He joined the GOP race in May, and his campaign has since been a largely positive bid painting him as a “messenger of hope” for the country.

Biography
Birthdate Sept. 19, 1965
Birthplace North Charleston, S.C.
Party Republican
Spouse Unmarried
Education Presbyterian College; Charleston Southern University, B.S. in political science, 1988
Current Offices U.S. Senator since 2013, reelected 2017
Former Offices Charleston County Council 1995-2008; South Carolina House of Representatives 2009-2010; U.S. House of Representatives 2011-2013
  • FILE - Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall meeting, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., waits to speak a town hall meeting, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., listens as reporters ask questions at a news conference announcing that more than 140 current and former elected officials from South Carolina have endorsed his presidential bid on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Spartanburg, S.C. Scott is among the GOP presidential hopefuls aiming to carry on campaigning amid the developing federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, who is currently leading the Republican field. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
  • FILE - Republican presidential candidate South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott speaks during a campaign event with the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
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