Tim Scott
Tim Scott is a Republican U.S. senator for South Carolina.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Seat or institution
- South Carolina · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Republican. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): 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; 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.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
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- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
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