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| | Mostly a [[conservative]] who touts [[traditional values]],<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Tim_Scott_Principles_+_Values.htm Tim Scott on Principles and Values]. ''On the Issues''.</ref> Scott made history in being the second [[black Republican]] to be popularly elected to the [[United States Senate]] after [[Edward Brooke]]. | | Mostly a [[conservative]] who touts [[traditional values]],<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Tim_Scott_Principles_+_Values.htm Tim Scott on Principles and Values]. ''On the Issues''.</ref> Scott made history in being the second [[black Republican]] to be popularly elected to the [[United States Senate]] after [[Edward Brooke]]. |
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| − | In 2022, Scott won reelection to his senate seat by a landslide vote of 62-38%,<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Scott</ref> which was a greater margin than the senior senator [[Lindsey Graham]]'s 54-44% reelection in 2020.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Lindsey_Graham</ref> Graham, however, faced | + | In 2022, Scott won reelection to his senate seat by a landslide vote of 62-38%,<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Scott</ref> which was a greater margin than the senior senator [[Lindsey Graham]]'s 54-44% reelection in 2020.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Lindsey_Graham</ref> Graham, however, faced an opponent who raised and spent $130 million on that race. |
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| | ===Conservative positions=== | | ===Conservative positions=== |
| | 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]]. | | 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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| − | The [[Heritage Foundation]] has given Scott a lifetime score of 82%.<ref>[https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/S001184/117 Sen. Tim Scott - Scorecard 117% | Heritage Foundation for America]. ''Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved February 2, 2021.</ref> The family research ocuncil gave Tim Scott a 100 percent score for his overall commitment to conservative values. Tim Scott admits that Human life begins at conception (and therefore that abortion is murder) and that homosexuality is an immoral choice, though we all can repent. | + | The [[Heritage Foundation]] has given Scott a lifetime score of 82%.<ref>[https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/S001184/117 Sen. Tim Scott - Scorecard 117% | Heritage Foundation for America]. ''Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved February 2, 2021.</ref> The [[Family Research Council]] gave Tim Scott a 100 percent score for his overall commitment to conservative values. Tim Scott admits that Human life begins at conception (and therefore that abortion is murder) and that homosexuality is an immoral choice, though we all can repent. |
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| | [[Category:Pro Patriot Act]] | | [[Category:Pro Patriot Act]] |
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