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'''Tim Scott''' (born September 19, 1965 in North Charleston, South Carolina) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives and U.S. Representative-elect from South Carolina's 1st congressional district, succeeding retiring Congressman Henry Brown. Scott touted his record as a fiscal and social conservative, and received the endorsment of former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]]. He is the first Black Republican elected to Congress from the Deep South since reconstruction.  

'''Tim Scott''' (born September 19, 1965 in North Charleston, South Carolina) is a [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[South Carolina, and formerly a member of the U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district and, before that, the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives.  In the U.S. Senate he succeeded the retiring [[Jim DeMint]]; prior to that, he succeeded the retiring Congressman Henry Brown in the House.  

 

A fiscal and social [[conservative]], Scott touted the endorsement of former Alaska Governor [[Sarah Palin]] and defeated the son of [[Strom Thurmond]] for the House seat. Scott is the first Black Republican elected to Congress from the Deep South since [[Reconstruction]].  

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