Tim Scott

TIM SCOTT, Republican, of North Charleston, SC; born in North Charleston, SC, September 19, 1965; education: B.S., Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, 1988; professional history: owner, Tim Scott Allstate; partner, Pathway Real Estate Group; member, Charleston County Council, 1995-2008 (four terms as chair); member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 2009-10; election history: elected to the 1st District for the 112th Congress on November 2, 2010; reelected to the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; appointed to the U.S. Senate, on January 2, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator James DeMint, sworn in on January 3, 2013; elected, by special election, on November 4, 2014, for the remainder of that term; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.