Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene "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. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st congressional district. Earlier Tim Scott was in 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.
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| U.S. Senator from South Carolina From: January 2, 2013 â | |||
| Predecessor | Jim DeMint | ||
| Successor | Incumbent | ||
| U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2011 â January 2, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | Henry Brown | ||
| Successor | Mark Sanford | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Religion | Evangelical Christian | ||
Positions
Support for identity politics and caving to the Left
However, Scott has caved to the Left several times. In July 2018, Scott forced a highly-qualified originalist judicial nominee to withdraw because he had written politically incorrect comments decades ago â such as criticizing identity politics â even though those writings were well-known and not problematic.[1] In November 2018, he announced he would oppose another originalist judge who had the highest-ranking qualification from the American Bar Association and was even endorsed by some Obama Administration officials simply because of frivolous racial allegations from the Left.[2]
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.
References
- â Multiple references:
- Rodriguez, Katherine (July 20, 2018). Rubio, Scott Lead Assault on Conservative Judge, Take Down âQualifiedâ Nominee. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Mason, Ian (July 25, 2018). Ryan Bounds Withdrawn After Tim Scott, Marco Rubio Sink Nomination. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Chamberlain, Samuel (July 19, 2018). Trump appeals court nominee withdraws amid outcry over college writings. Fox News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Swoyer, Alex (November 29, 2018). Senators dismiss Trump's judicial nominee for 9th Circuit. The Washington Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- A Senate Judicial Miss. The Wall Street Journal. July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- â Multiple references:
- Pollak, Joel B. (November 29, 2018). Tim Scott Flip-Flops on a Second Conservative Judge, Thomas Farr. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- Re, Gregg (November 29, 2018). Sen. Tim Scott announces opposition to judicial nominee Thomas Farr, effectively dooming confirmation. Fox News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Swoyer, Alex (November 29, 2018). Sen. Tim Scott to oppose Trump judicial pick Thomas Farr, dooming nomination. The Washington Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Carney, Jordain (November 29, 2018). GOP senator announces opposition, possibly dooming controversial Trump judicial nominee. The Hill. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- Ferrechio, Susan (November 29, 2018). Tim Scott opposes Farr judicial nomination, killing it for now. Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
External links
- Profile on Ballotpedia