Tim Scott
U.S. Senator from South Carolina
Timothy Eugene Scott was born in September 1965 in North Charleston, South Carolina. He attended Presbyterian College on a partial football scholarship, then graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in political science. A businessman, he owns an insurance agency and has also worked as a financial adviser.
Scott served 14 years on the Charleston County Council before being elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives serving one term. He also served one term in the US. House of Representatives before being elected to the United States Senate, assuming his seat in 2013.
Scott is a bachelor and an evangelical Protestant.
In the News…
In the wake of the verdict against the Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, people have turned to Washington seeking action.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott said he has plans to reintroduce legislation on police reform in the coming weeks. It represents a compromise from a similar bill he introduced last year with Representative Karen Bass of California and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey.
“There is a way to put more of the onus or the burden on the department or on the employer rather than the employee,” Senator Scott said. “I think that is a logical step forward.”
The group is “on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week or two,” Senator Scott said, adding “I think we’ve made tremendous progress.”
Contact this Leader…
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The Honorable Tim Scott
Senator from South Carolina
104 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
