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| − | '''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. | + | '''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]]. | 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:58, December 20, 2012
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.