Tim Scott

Tim Scott was born on September 19, 1965, in North Charleston, South Carolina, to Frances, a nursing assistant, and Ben Scott Sr. When Scott was seven years old, his parents divorced, leaving him and his older brother, who later became a sergeant major in the U.S. Army, to grow up in working-class poverty with their mother, who often worked double shifts to support her family.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=55 Things You Need to Know About Tim Scott |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/22/tim-scott-55-things-you-need-to-know-00097711 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Great Scott! CSU alumnus running for president {{!}} CSU |url=https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/great-scott-csu-alumnus-running-for-president/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |language=en-US}}

After his parents divorced, Scott, his mother, and his older brother moved into his maternal grandparents' house. There, he formed a close bond with his grandfather.

As a freshman at North Charleston's R.B. Stall High School, he failed several subjects, prompting his mother to send him to summer school, which he had to finance by working at a local movie theater. During this time, he met John Moniz, the owner of a nearby Chick-fil-A. Their initial interaction over a sandwich at Scott's workplace evolved into a substantial mentorship. Moniz educated Scott on individual responsibility, conservative business principles, philanthropy, and finance.

From an early age, Scott enjoyed sports and excelled at football. He overcame racial prejudice in high school, securing election as student body vice president in his junior year and student body president as a senior.

A month before his senior year, he fell asleep while driving, resulting in a car accident that dimmed his prospects as a football recruit. Nevertheless, he attended Presbyterian College from 1983 to 1984 on a partial football scholarship. He was introduced to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an encounter that led him to his Christian faith, which became a central part of his life. Scott later transferred to Charleston Southern University, where he graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.{{Cite web |title=Where Did Tim Scott Go to College? {{!}} BestColleges |url=https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/where-did-tim-scott-go-to-college/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.bestcolleges.com |language=en-US}}

Upon graduating from college, Scott worked as an insurance agent and financial adviser, a stepping stone toward starting his insurance agency, Tim Scott Allstate.

Scott ran in a February 1995 special election for the Charleston County Council at-large seat vacated by Keith Summey, who had resigned upon being elected mayor of North Charleston.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124200807/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0jhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4608%2C1420961&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en|url-status=dead|title=Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|archive-date = January 24, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?hl=en|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130124224212/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nosiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1328%2C4302587&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en|title=Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|archive-date=January 24, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2020|url-status=dead}} Scott won the seat as a Republican, receiving nearly 80% of the vote in the white-majority district.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124135048/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ThSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4278%2C2512392&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en|url-status=dead|title=Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|archive-date = January 24, 2013}} He became the first black Republican elected to any office in South Carolina since the late 19th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.votetimscott.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Media-Kit-Bio.pdf|title=Tim Scott Biography|work=Tim Scott for Congress|access-date=July 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725234530/http://www.votetimscott.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Media-Kit-Bio.pdf|archive-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}

In 1996, Scott challenged Democratic State Senator Robert Ford in South Carolina's 42nd Senate district but lost 65–35%.{{cite news | title = Guide to the New Congress | date = November 4, 2010 | url = http://innovation.cq.com/newmember/2010elexnguide.pdf | work = CQ Roll Call | page = 59 | access-date = July 31, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708200600/http://innovation.cq.com/newmember/2010elexnguide.pdf | archive-date = July 8, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}{{Cite book |url=https://scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Election_Report_1995-1996.pdf |title=South Carolina Election Report 1995-1996 |publisher=South Carolina State Election Commission |year=1997 |pages=48}}

Scott was reelected to the Charleston County Council in 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124184507/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F5xIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sAoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1479%2C5303744&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en|url-status=dead|title=Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|archive-date = January 24, 2013}} In 2004, he was reelected again with 61% of the vote, defeating Democrat Elliot Summey (son of Mayor Keith Summey).{{Cite news |last=Behre |first=Robert |date=2004-10-27 |title=Historic council vote promises big changes |pages=9 |work=The Post and Courier |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lXxJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iQsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2990,5082004&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124153428/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lXxJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iQsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2990,5082004&dq=tim+scott+charleston&hl=en |archive-date=2013-01-24 |via=Google News}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=782163 |title=Charleston County Council 3 Race – Nov 02, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=December 23, 2012}}{{better source needed|date=June 2023}}

Scott served on the Charleston County Council from 1995 until 2009, becoming chairman in 2007.{{cite web|title=Members of the House Representative Timothy E. Scott|url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/members/bios/1646306621.html|work=Official Web Site of the State of South Carolina|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081208130958/http://www.scstatehouse.gov/members/bios/1646306621.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2008}} In 1997, he supported posting the Ten Commandments outside the council chambers, saying it would remind members of the absolute rules they should follow. The county council unanimously approved the display, and Scott nailed a King James version of the Commandments to the wall. Shortly thereafter, the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State challenged this in a federal suit. After an initial court ruling that the display was unconstitutional, the council settled out of court to avoid incurring more legal fees. Of the costs of the suit, Scott said, "Whatever it costs in the pursuit of this goal is worth it."{{cite news|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/08/16/met_236165.shtml|title=Council hopes to end Commandments suit|agency=The Associated Press| date=August 16, 1998| work=The Augusta Chronicle|access-date=August 1, 2011}}

In January 2001, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Charleston County, South Carolina for racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act, because its council seats were based on at-large elections, meaning that the whole county voted to fill each seat. DOJ had attempted to negotiate with county officials on this issue in November 2000. Justice officials noted that at-large seats dilute the voting strength of the significant African American minority in the county, who in 2000 made up 34.5% of the population. They had been unable to elect any "candidates of their choice" for years. Whites or European Americans made up 61.9% of the county population.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} County officials noted that the majority of voters in 1989 had approved electing members by at-large seats in a popular referendum.

Scott, the only African American member of the county council, said of this case and the alternative of electing council members from single-member districts:

I don't like the idea of segregating everyone into smaller districts. Besides, the Justice Department assumes that the only way for African-Americans to have representation is to elect an African-American, and the same for whites. Obviously, my constituents don't think that's true.{{cite news|author=David Firestone|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/us/us-sues-charleston-county-sc-alleging-violation-of-black-voting-rights.html |title=U.S. Sues Charleston County, S.C., Alleging Violation of Black Voting Rights |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 January 2001 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}

The Department of Justice alleged that the issue was not a question of ethnicity, stating that voters in black precincts in the county had rejected Scott as a candidate for the council. The lawsuit noted that because of the white majority, "white bloc voting usually results in the defeat of candidates who are preferred by black voters." The Department added that blacks live in compact areas of the county and could be a majority in three districts if the county seats were apportioned as nine single-member districts.

The Department of Justice won the case. A new districting plan replaced the at-large method of electing the Charleston City Council. The federal court found that the former method violated the Voting Rights Act, following a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department.{{Cite web|title=#393: 06-07-04 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in New Jersey and South Carolina|url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2004/June/04_crt_393.htm|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=www.justice.gov}} Scott was then elected to the Charleston County Council by District 3, rather than by the whole county.

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In 2008, incumbent Republican State Representative Tom Dantzler decided to retire. With support from advisors such as Nicolas Muzin,JTA [http://www.jta.org/2013/02/12/news-opinion/politics/canadian-born-orthodox-jew-nick-muzin-helps-boost-black-gop-sen-tim-scott-to-prominence Canadian-born Orthodox Jew Nick Muzin helps boost black GOP Sen. Tim Scott to prominence], February 12, 2013 Scott ran for his seat in District 117 of the South Carolina House of Representatives and won the Republican primary with 53% of the vote, defeating Bill Crosby and Wheeler Tillman.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=438595 |title=SC State House 117 – R Primary Race – Jun 10, 2008 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=December 23, 2012}}{{better source needed|date=June 2023}} He won the general election unopposed,{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451782 |title=SC State House 117 Race – Nov 04, 2008 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=December 23, 2012}}{{better source needed|date=June 2023}} becoming the first Republican African-American State Representative in South Carolina in more than 100 years.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=10862260|title=Scott, Thurmond in GOP runoff in SC's 1st District|agency=Associated Press|date=June 9, 2010}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=July 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1646306621&chamber=H |title=South Carolina Legislature Mobile |publisher=Scstatehouse.gov |date=September 19, 1965 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}{{Failed verification|date=December 2019}}

Scott supported South Carolina's right-to-work laws and argued that Boeing chose South Carolina as a site for manufacturing for that reason.{{cite web|author=Yvonne Wenger |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20091127/PC1602/311279951 |title=Scott touts S.C.'s right-to-work status |work=Post and Courier |date=September 17, 2005 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}

In South Carolina Club for Growth's 2009–2010 scorecard, Scott earned a B and a score of 80 out of 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.scclubforgrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2010-SCCFG-House-Scorecard.pdf|title=The Club for Growth – South Carolina, 2009–2010 House Scorecard|publisher=Scclubforgrowth.org |access-date=June 12, 2015}} The South Carolina Association of Taxpayers praised his "diligent, principled and courageous stands against higher taxes."{{cite web |url=http://www.fitsnews.com/2010/03/06/tim-scott-praised-by-sc-taxpayer-association/ |title=Tim Scott Praised By SC Taxpayer Association |publisher=FITSNews |date=March 6, 2010 |access-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510163201/http://www.fitsnews.com/2010/03/06/tim-scott-praised-by-sc-taxpayer-association/ |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections#South Carolina}}

Scott entered the election for lieutenant governor but switched to run for South Carolina's 1st congressional district after Republican incumbent Henry Brown announced his retirement. The 1st district is based in Charleston and includes approximately the northern 3/4 of the state's coastline (except for Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, which were included in the 2nd District after redistricting).MacDougall, David. [http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jan/16/barrett-scott-win-vote/ Barrett, Scott win vote.] Charleston Post and Courier. January 16, 2010

Scott finished first in the nine-candidate June 8 Republican primary, receiving a plurality of 32% of the vote.{{cite news|first=Louise|last=Radnofsky|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/06/08/gops-tim-scott-pulls-ahead-in-sc-house-primary/|title=GOP's Tim Scott Pulls Ahead in S.C. House Primary|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=June 9, 2010}} Fellow Charleston County Councilman Paul Thurmond was second with 16%. Carroll A. Campbell III, the son of former Governor Carroll A. Campbell Jr., was third with 14%.Behre, Robert. [http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/09/tim-scott-thurmond-runoff-likely/ Thurmond, Scott head for runoff], Charleston Post and Courier, June 9, 2010{{cite news|first=David|last=Weigel|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/black_republican_headed_for_co.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112041755/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/black_republican_headed_for_co.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2012|title=Black Republican headed for congressional runoff in South Carolina|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 9, 2010}} Charleston County School Board member Larry Kobrovsky ranked fourth with 11%. Five other candidates had single-digit percentages.{{Cite web |date=2010-06-22 |title=2010 Republican and Democratic Primary |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/16117/28318/en/summary.html# |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=South Carolina State Election Commission}}

A runoff was held on June 22 between Scott and Thurmond. Scott was endorsed by the Club for Growth,Hamby, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012044849/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/09/historical-overtones-in-sc-house-race/?fbid=oejzSkBC9RX Historical Overtones in SC House Race], CNN, June 9, 2010 various Tea Party movement groups, former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin,{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110207838.html|title=SC elects black GOP congressman; 1st since 2003|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 2, 2010|agency=The Associated Press|access-date=July 29, 2011}}{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Isenstadt|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38757.html|title=Palin backs Scott|website=Politico|date=June 19, 2010}} Republican House Whip Eric Cantor,Schroeder, Robert.[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/south-carolina-republicans-try-to-outdo-each-other-2010-06-18?reflink=MW_news_stmp Fiscal conservatives try to outdo each other in S. Carolina, Health care, spending among top issues for Republicans in runoffs], Marketwatch, June 18, 2010 former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee,{{cite web|url=http://www.huckpac.com/?Fuseaction=Newsroom.PressRelease&ID=725|title=Governor Mike Huckabee and HuckPAC Endorse Tim Scott For Congress From South Carolina|date=June 17, 2010|publisher=Huck PAC}} and South Carolina Senator and Minuteman Project founder Jim DeMint. He defeated Thurmond{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Kiely|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/06/scott-thurmond-black-republican-house/1|title=Tim Scott wins nomination to become first black Republican congressman since 2003|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 22, 2010}} 68–32% and won every county in the district.O'Connor, Patrick.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-23/tim-scott-black-republican-nominated-for-congress-seat-in-south-carolina.html Tim Scott, Black Republican, Nominated for Congress Seat in South Carolina], Bloomberg, June 22, 2010[http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/breaking_news_tim_scott_wins_gop_nomination_for_first_congressional_distric/149220/ Breaking News: Tim Scott wins GOP nomination for First Congressional District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626135222/http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/breaking_news_tim_scott_wins_gop_nomination_for_first_congressional_distric/149220 |date=June 26, 2010 }}, WCBD-TV, June 22, 2010

According to the Associated Press, Scott "swamped his opponents in fundraising, spending almost $725,000 during the election cycle to less than $20,000 for his November opponents". He won the general election against Democratic nominee Ben Frasier 65–29%.{{cite news | title = Official results | date = November 18, 2010 | url = http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/19077/40477/en/summary.html# | work = South Carolina State Election Commission | access-date = November 22, 2010}} With this election, Scott and Allen West of Florida became the first African-American Republicans in Congress since J. C. Watts retired in 2003.{{cite web|first=Frank|last=James|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/01/05/132660518/black-gop-lawmakers-to-face-tricky-relations-with-democrats?ft=1&f=1014|title=Black GOP Lawmakers Face Tricky Relations With Democrats|website=NPR|date=January 4, 2011}} Scott also became the first African-American Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina in 114 years.{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2013|title=Honoring Black History Month: Sen. Tim Scott|url=https://www.sc.gop/2013/02/15/honoring-black-history-month-sen-tim-scott/|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=The S.C. Republican Party|language=en-US}}

{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina}}

Scott was unopposed in the primary and won the general election against Democratic nominee Bobbie Rose, 62–36%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=705168 |title=SC – District 01 Race – Nov 06, 2012 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=December 23, 2012}}{{better source needed|date=June 2023}}{{cite news|url=http://www2.counton2.com/news/2012/nov/06/incumbent-rep-tim-scott-wins-second-term-ar-4910209/|title=Incumbent Rep. Tim Scott wins second term|publisher=WCBD|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112073220/http://www2.counton2.com/news/2012/nov/06/incumbent-rep-tim-scott-wins-second-term-ar-4910209/|archive-date=November 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}

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Scott declined to join the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). He recognized the efforts of the CBC but said "My campaign was never about race."{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.com/thenote/2010/12/tim-scott-will-not-join-congressional-black-caucus-my-campaign-was-never-about-race.html |title=Tim Scott Will Not Join Congressional Black Caucus: 'My Campaign Was Never About Race' – The Note |publisher=Blogs.abcnews.com |date=December 1, 2010 |access-date=December 23, 2012}}

In March 2011, Scott co-sponsored a welfare reform bill that the liberal blog ThinkProgress said would terminate food stamps to families when a family member participates in a labor strike; the Republican Study Committee denied that charge.{{cite news|title=Conservatives deny they seek to cut off food stamps for striking workers' families|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservatives-deny-they-seek-to-cut-off-food-stamps-for-striking-workers-families/|date=March 24, 2011|first=Brian|last=Montopoli|work=CBS News|access-date=August 6, 2011}}{{cite web|author=Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH4] |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1135 |title=H.R. 1135: Welfare Reform Act of 2011 |publisher=GovTrack.us |date=March 16, 2011 |access-date=December 23, 2012}} He introduced legislation in July 2011 so that the National Labor Relations Board could not order "any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer employment under any circumstance".{{cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/tim-scott-takes-on-nlrb/article_e9296757-f17b-5a86-912c-e3a3eece1c40.html|title=Tim Scott takes on NLRB |work=The Post and Courier

|date=Jul 19, 2011|first=David|last=Slade|access-date=June 21, 2023}} Updated Mar 5, 2018. The NLRB had recently opposed the relocation of a Boeing production facility from Washington state to South Carolina.

Scott successfully advocated for federal funds for a Charleston harbor dredging project estimated at $300 million, saying the project was neither an earmark nor an example of wasteful government spending. He said the project was merit-based and in the national interest because larger cargo ships could use the port and jobs would be created.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/us/politics/20freshmen.html|title=Cost-Cutters, Except When the Spending Is Back Home|first=Ron|last=Nixon|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 7, 2011|work=The New York Times}} During the summer 2011 debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, Scott supported the inclusion of a balanced budget amendment in the debt ceiling bill, but after a day full of meetings and prayer he went from leaning No on the bill to voting No.{{cite news|url=https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2011/jul/29/republicans-put-off-vote-on-debt-limit/|title=Republicans put off vote on debt limit|agency=The Associated Press|date=July 29, 2011|access-date=August 7, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/us/politics/29congress.html?scp=10&sq=tim%20scott&st=cse|title=Surprise Ending to Day of Strong-Arming, Head Counts and Meetings|first1=Jennifer|last1=Steinhauer|first2=Robert|last2=Pear|date=July 28, 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 7, 2011}}

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The House Republican Steering Committee appointed Scott to the Committee on Transportation and the Committee on Small Business.{{cite news | first = Robert | last = Behre | title = Assignments please Scott | date = December 17, 2010 | url =http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/dec/17/assignments-please-scott/ | work = Charleston Post Courier | access-date = December 17, 2010}} He was later appointed to the Committee on Rules and relinquished his other two assignments.{{cite web|title=Tim Scott on Government Reform|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tim_Scott_Government_Reform.htm|publisher=OnTheIssues.org}}

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On December 17, 2012, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley announced she would appoint Scott to replace retiring Senator Jim DeMint, who had previously announced that he would retire from the Senate to become the President of The Heritage Foundation.{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/tim-scott-to-be-named-for-empty-south-carolina-senate-seat-republicans-say/|title=Tim Scott to Be Named for Empty South Carolina Senate Seat, Republicans Say|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|date=December 17, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|author2=Zeleny, Jeff|author-link=Jennifer Steinhauer}} Scott is the first African American U.S. senator from South Carolina. He was one of three black U.S. Senators in the 113th Congress, alongside Mo Cowan and later Cory Booker (and the first since Roland Burris retired in 2010 after succeeding Barack Obama). He is the first African American to be a U.S. senator from the Southern United States since Reconstruction.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/17/haley-south-carolina-senate-demint-appointment/1774307/ |title =GOP's Tim Scott to be S.C.'s first black senator |publisher =usatoday.com |access-date =December 17, 2012 |first1=Catalina |last1=Camia |date=December 17, 2012}}

During two periods, first from January 2, 2013, until February 1, 2013, and again from July 16, 2013, until October 31, 2013, Scott was the only African American senator. He and Cowan were the first black senators to serve alongside each other.

News media reported that Scott, Representative Trey Gowdy, former South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, former First Lady of South Carolina Jenny Sanford, and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Director Catherine Templeton were on Haley's short list to replace DeMint.{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/11/nikki-haleys-short-list-includes-tim-scott-jenny-sanford/ |title =Nikki Haley's short list includes Tim Scott, Jenny Sanford|author=Blake, Aaron|newspaper=The Washington Post |date =December 11, 2012 }} Of choosing Scott, Haley said, "It is important to me, as a minority female, that Congressman Scott earned this seat, he earned this seat for the person that he is. He earned this seat with the results he has shown."{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/ |title =Nikki Haley appoints Rep. Tim Scott to Senate|first1=Aaron|last1=Blake|first2=Chris|last2=Cillizza|newspaper=The Washington Post|date =December 17, 2012}}

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{{Main|2014 United States Senate special election in South Carolina}}Scott ran to serve the final two years of DeMint's term and won.{{cite news|last1=Collins|first1=Jeffrey|title=Tim Scott wins election for US Senate in SC|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/4/tim-scott-wins-election-for-us-senate-in-sc/|access-date=September 3, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=November 4, 2014}} In January 2014, he signed an amicus brief in support of Senator Ron Johnson's legal challenge to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Affordable Care Act ruling.{{cite news|first=Ed|last=O'Keefe|title=38 GOP lawmakers join Ron Johnson's Obamacare lawsuit|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/22/38-gop-lawmakers-join-ron-johnsons-obamacare-lawsuit/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite news|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|date=April 22, 2014|title=38 GOP lawmakers join Ron Johnson's Obamacare lawsuit|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/22/38-gop-lawmakers-join-ron-johnsons-obamacare-lawsuit/|access-date=June 12, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite web|date=April 23, 2014|title=38 GOP lawmakers join lawsuit against ObamaCare subsidies|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/38-gop-lawmakers-join-lawsuit-against-obamacare-subsidies/|access-date=June 12, 2015|website=Fox News}}

{{Main|2016 United States Senate election in South Carolina}}

Scott was reelected to a full term in office.{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/senate-races-2016-retirement-guide/|title=Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016|work=Roll Call|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2015|first1=Emily|last1=Cahn|first2=Alexis|last2=Levinson|archive-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129160618/http://atr.rollcall.com/senate-races-2016-retirement-guide/|url-status=dead}} He was endorsed by the Club for Growth.{{cite news|last1=Cahn|first1=Emily|title=Club for Growth Endorses 6 Senators for 2016|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/club-for-growth-endorses-six-senators-2016/|access-date=December 10, 2014|work=Roll Call|date=November 12, 2014}}

In July 2018, Scott and senator Cory Booker and then-senator Kamala Harris introduced a bipartisan bill to make lynching a federal hate crime.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/us/senate-anti-lynching-bill.html|title=3 Black U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime|first=Sandra E.|last=Garcia|work=The New York Times|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=July 4, 2018|language=en}}

In February 2019, Scott was one of 16 senators to vote against legislation preventing a partial government shutdown and containing $1.375 billion for barriers along the U.S.–Mexico border that included 55 miles of fencing.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/430076-senate-approves-border-bill|title=Senate approves border bill that prevents shutdown|first=Jordain|last=Carney|newspaper=The Hill|date=February 14, 2019}}

In April 2021, Scott delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress.{{Cite web|date=April 23, 2021|title=Tim Scott to Deliver G.O.P. Rebuttal to Biden's Address to Congress. - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/tim-scott-biden.html|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423023138/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/tim-scott-biden.html|archive-date=April 23, 2021}}

On May 28, 2021, Scott voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack.{{cite news|date=May 28, 2021|title=Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/}}{{Cite web|title=Senator Tim Scott Statement on January 6 Joint Session of Congress {{!}} U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina|url=https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/senator-tim-scott-statement-on-january-6-joint-session-of-congress|access-date=July 4, 2021|website=www.scott.senate.gov|language=en}}

{{Main|2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina}}

In August 2019, Scott said, "I plan to run for reelection, but that will be my last one, if I run." He was reelected in 2022, defeating Democratic nominee Krystle Matthews.{{Cite news|last=Byrd|first=Caitlin|date=August 9, 2019|title=Sen. Tim Scott says his 2022 SC reelection bid will be his last political race|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-says-his-2022-sc-reelection-bid-will-be-his-last-political-race/article_0ef94de6-bab4-11e9-a59c-9bbb31fbdf41.html|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=The Post and Courier|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Senate Election Results 2022: Live Map {{!}} Midterm Races by County |url=https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/south-carolina/senate/ |access-date=December 11, 2022 |website=Politico |language=en}}

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Scott led the drafting of a bill on race and police reform.{{cite news|last1=Kellman|first1=Laurie|date=June 11, 2020|title=Senator Tim Scott's challenge: Uniting Senate Republicans behind police overhaul|work=The Post and Courier|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/ap/senator-tim-scotts-challenge-uniting-senate-republicans-behind-police-overhaul/article_e79b96f6-ac0b-11ea-960b-9f1b114303d1.html|access-date=June 13, 2020}} Amid skeptical reactions from others in the black community, he tweeted, "Not surprising the last 24 hours have seen a lot of 'token' 'boy' or 'you're being used' in my mentions" and "Let me get this straight ... you DON'T want the person who has faced racial profiling by police, been pulled over dozens of times, or been speaking out for YEARS drafting this?".

Scott's 106-page Justice Act{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Tim|date=January 1, 2021|title=Text - S.3985 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): JUSTICE Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3985/text|access-date=July 4, 2021|website=www.congress.gov}} included:

• Increased federal reporting requirements for use of force, no-knock warrants.
• Increased penalties for false police reports.{{Cite news|last1=Grisales|first1=Claudia|last2=Naylor|first2=Brian|date=June 17, 2020|title=Republicans' Police Reform Bill Focuses On Transparency And Training|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879082580/republicans-police-reform-bill-focuses-on-transparency-and-training}}
• Withheld funding for police departments that allow chokeholds when deadly force is not authorized.
• Grants for expanding police body cameras with penalties for failing to use them.
• Creation of a database of police disciplinary records for use in hiring.
• Creation of a federal crime for lynching.
• Direction that the Justice Department provide training on deescalation tactics and implement duty-to-intervene policies.

The bill lacked provisions demanded by Democrats, including restrictions on qualified immunity. Nancy Pelosi called Scott's bill "inadequate",{{Cite news|last=Hayes|first=Christal|date=June 17, 2020|title=GOP police bill would incentivize cities to stop using chokeholds but wouldn't ban them|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/17/george-floyd-senate-gop-introduce-police-reform-bill/3202254001/}} and said Republicans "understand that there's a need to get something done. ... They admit that and have some suggestions that are worthy of consideration—but so far, they were trying to get away with murder, actually—the murder of George Floyd."{{Cite news|last=Shabad|first=Rebecca|date=June 24, 2020|title='Trying to get away with murder...of George Floyd': Pelosi bashes Senate GOP policing reform bill|work=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trying-get-away-murder-george-floyd-pelosi-bashes-senate-gop-n1231967}} Senate Minority Whip Democrat Dick Durbin called the bill "token" legislation, although he later apologized to Scott.{{Cite news|last=Sprunt|first=Barbara|date=June 17, 2020|title=Tim Scott Says Dick Durbin's 'Token' Comment 'Hurts My Soul'|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879717148/tim-scott-says-dick-durbins-token-comment-hurts-my-soul}} Two Democrats and one Independent senator who caucuses with Democrats broke with the party to support Scott's bill, but, ultimately, Democrats used the filibuster to block it; it received 55 of the required 60 votes.{{Cite news|last1=Grisales|first1=Claudia|last2=Snell|first2=Kelsey|last3=Davis|first3=Susan|date=June 24, 2020|title=Senate Democrats Block GOP Police Reform Bill|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/882530458/democrats-vow-to-block-gop-police-reform-bill-unless-republicans-agree-to-negoti}}File:Tim Scott by Gage Skidmore.jpg (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland]]

• Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Chairman)
• Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
• Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
• Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
• Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
• Subcommittee on Digital Assets
• Subcommittee on Economic Policy
• Committee on Finance
• Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

• Senate Taiwan Caucus{{cite web|title=Senate Taiwan Caucus 118th Congress (2023-2024)|author=|url=https://fapa.org/senate-taiwan-caucus/|format=|publisher=Formosan Association for Public Affairs|date=|accessdate=25 March 2025}}

{{main|Tim Scott 2024 presidential campaign}}

In February 2023, it was reported that Scott was preparing for a presidential run.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-sen-tim-scott-prepares-for-presidential-run-cd0078f1|title=Republican Sen. Tim Scott Prepares for Presidential Run|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=February 13, 2023|date=February 13, 2023}} He announced a "listening tour" that would include a Black History Month event in Charleston, South Carolina, as the tour's first stop and then hosted events and speeches throughout Iowa, the first state to vote in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.{{Cite web |last=Vakil |first=Caroline |date=February 2, 2023 |title=Tim Scott launching listening tour amid 2024 speculation |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3841047-tim-scott-launching-listening-tour-amid-2024-speculation/ |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}} Other announced and suspected Republican candidates also hosted events in Iowa at the same time as Scott.{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2023 |title=As 2024 GOP Iowa caucus gets underway, Donald Trump is notably absent |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/as-2024-gop-iowa-caucus-gets-underway-donald-trump-is-notably-absent |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}

On April 12, 2023, Scott formed an exploratory committee to potentially run for president.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2023 |title=South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1166802875/tim-scott-presidential-exploratory-committee |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=NPR |language=en}} On May 19, he filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president.{{cite news |last1=Washington Desk |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Sen. Tim Scott files paperwork to run for president in the 2024 election |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/19/1177077948/tim-scott-president-2024-election |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519221321/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/19/1177077948/tim-scott-president-2024-election |archive-date=May 19, 2023}}{{cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/862/202305199581555862/202305199581555862.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519220937/https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/862/202305199581555862/202305199581555862.pdf |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=docquery.fec.gov}} He formally announced his candidacy on May 22, in North Charleston, South Carolina.{{Cite news |last=LeVine |first=Marianne |date=2023-05-22 |title=Tim Scott kicks off 2024 run emphasizing Christian faith, personal story |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/22/tim-scott-speech-launch-2024-presidential/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0190-8286}}

Scott announced the suspension of his campaign on Fox News's Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy on November 12, 2023.

Scott believes that federal spending and taxes should be reduced.

Scott believes the Affordable Care Act should be repealed.{{cite news|first=Patrik|last=Jonsson|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0615/Tim-Scott-Can-a-black-Republican-win-in-South-Carolina|title=Tim Scott: Can a black Republican win in South Carolina?|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor|date=June 15, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/develop-better-healthcare-solutions/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624093352/http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/develop-better-healthcare-solutions/|url-status=dead|title=Develop Better Healthcare Solutions|archivedate=June 24, 2010}} He has said that U.S. health care is among the greatest in the world, that people all over the world come to study in American medical schools, waiting lists are rare, and that Americans are able to choose their insurance, providers, and course of treatment. Scott supports an alternative to the ACA that he says keeps its benefits while controlling costs by reforming the medical tort system by limiting non-economic damages and by reforming Medicare.

In January 2019, Scott was one of six senators to cosponsor the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act, delaying the Health Insurance Tax for two years.{{cite news|date=January 21, 2019|title=Shaheen introduces bill that would delay health insurance tax|website=mychamplainvalley.com|url=https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/shaheen-introduces-bill-that-would-delay-health-insurance-tax/1713236203}}

Scott supports infrastructure development and public works for his district. He opposes restrictions on deepwater oil drilling.

Scott was among the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4031302-here-are-the-senators-who-voted-against-the-bill-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling/|title=Here are the senators who voted against the bill to raise the debt ceiling|first=Aris|last=Folley|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|work=The Hill}}

Scott describes himself as pro-life and has been a vocal opponent of abortion. He supports adult and cord blood stem cell research,{{cite web | url = http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/promote-our-south-carolina-values/ | title = Promote Our Values | access-date = November 30, 2010 | work = Tim Scott for Congress | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101130123412/http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/promote-our-south-carolina-values/ | archive-date = November 30, 2010 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }} but opposes taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research{{cite news|first=Bennett|last=Roth |title=112th Congress: Tim Scott, R-S.C. (1st District) |date=November 6, 2010 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20101106/pl_cq_politics/politics000003759421 |work=Roll Call |access-date=November 30, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and the creation of human embryos for experimentation.{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=558288&keyword=&phrase=&contain= |title=Issue Position: Health Care |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=January 22, 2011}} In a 2023 interview, he said he would sign a 20-week federal abortion ban into law if elected president.{{Cite web |last=Sexton |first=Adam |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Tim Scott tells WMUR he would sign 20-week federal abortion ban into law if elected president |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/tim-scott-new-hampshire-abortion-ban-41323/43590067 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=WMUR |language=en}} He also opposes assisted suicide. While campaigning for president, he has dodged questions about whether he supports a six-week abortion ban.Erin Doherty, [https://www.axios.com/2023/05/31/tim-scott-2024-abortion-axios-event Tim Scott hedges on 6-week abortion ban stance after praising S.C.'s blocked law], Axios (May 31, 2023).

Scott opposes same-sex marriage,{{cite web |title=Tim Scott on Civil Rights |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Tim_Scott.htm |access-date=June 12, 2015 |website=Ontheissues.org}} and voted against the Respect for Marriage Act of 2022, which provided federal statutory recognition of same-sex marriage.Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech, [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3758652-here-are-the-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-same-sex-marriage-bill/ Here are the GOP senators who voted against the same-sex marriage bill], The Hill (December 1, 2022).

In 2022 and 2023, he and Senator Rick Scott (no relation) co-sponsored the PROTECT Kids Act, a bill that would cut federal funding to schools unless they informed parents of changes in children's "pronouns, gender markers, or sex-based accommodations (including locker rooms and bathrooms)."{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Joshua |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Tim Scott reintroduces bill to cut federal funding from schools that conceal gender transitions from parents |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/tim-scott-reintroduces-bill-cut-federal-funding-schools-conceal-gender-transitions-parents |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}} On August 23, 2023, in a debate between Republican presidential candidates, he said: "If God made you a man, you play sports—against men."{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Mollie |date=2023-08-23 |title=Republicans Face Off In First GOP Presidential Debate: Live Updates |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-presidential-debate-live-updates_n_64de6d0be4b0b74956e45c4a |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

Scott supports federal legislation similar to Arizona SB 1070.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}} He supports strengthening penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. He also promotes cultural assimilation by making English the official language in the government and requiring new immigrants to learn English. He opposes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.{{Cite web|title=Tim Scott on Immigration|url=https://www.ontheissues.org/international/Tim_Scott_Immigration.htm|access-date=January 30, 2019|website=www.ontheissues.org}}

Scott introduced a bill that would deny food stamps to families whose incomes declined to the point of eligibility because a family member was participating in a labor strike.{{cite web |url= http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53490.html|title= Freshmen learn to use bills the DC way |author= Jeanne Cummings |date= April 21, 2011 |work= Politico|access-date=April 21, 2011}}

Scott advocated continued military presence in Afghanistan and believed early withdrawal would benefit al-Qaeda. He views Iran as the world's most dangerous country and believes the U.S. should aid pro-democracy groups there.{{cite web|title=Win the War on Terror|url=http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/win-the-war-on-terror/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302211013/http://www.votetimscott.com/the-issues/win-the-war-on-terror/|archive-date=March 2, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2011|publisher=Tim Scott for Congress}} Scott opposed the 2011 military intervention in Libya.{{cite web|title=H.Con.Res. 51: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War ... (On the Resolution)|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h412|access-date=December 23, 2012|publisher=GovTrack.us}}

Scott rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, saying: "You cannot negotiate with evil. You have to destroy it."{{cite news |title=GOP presidential candidates compete to be seen as closest to Israel in debate |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/gop-presidential-candidates-compete-seen-closest-israel-debate-rcna124311 |work=NBC News |date=November 9, 2023}} He opposed sending humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.{{cite news |title=Abby Phillip Confronts Sen. Tim Scott For Opposing Humanitarian Aid To Palestinians |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abby-phillip-tim-scott-humanitarian-aid-palestinians_n_653258fce4b0d7f72de1cc68 |work=HuffPost |date=October 20, 2023}} In a November 2023 Republican presidential primary debate, Scott suggested there could be no U.S.-Iranian diplomatic settlement; when asked about attacks by Iranian proxy forces in Iraq and Syria, he responded, "You actually have to cut off the head of the snake, and the head of the snake is Iran and not simply their proxies."{{cite news |title=GOP Candidates Are Warming to the Idea of War With Iran |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-candidates-are-warming-to-the-idea-of-war-with-iran |work=The Daily Beast |date=November 12, 2023}}

In November 2017, in response to efforts by China to purchase US tech companies, Scott was one of nine cosponsors of a bill that would broaden the federal government's ability to prevent foreign purchases of U.S. firms by strengthening the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to allow it to review and possibly decline smaller investments and add national security factors, including whether information about Americans would be exposed as part of transactions or whether a deal would facilitate fraud.{{cite news|last=Bartz|first=Diane|date=November 8, 2017|title=U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills on foreign investment amid China worries|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulation-m-a/u-s-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bills-on-foreign-investment-amid-china-worries-idUSKBN1D8267}}

In January 2018, Scott was one of 36 Republican senators to sign a letter asking Trump to preserve the North American Free Trade Agreement in modernized form.{{cite news|last=Needham|first=Vicki|date=January 30, 2018|title=Senate Republicans call on Trump to preserve NAFTA|newspaper=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/371492-senate-republicans-call-on-trump-to-preserve-nafta}}

After the shooting of Walter Scott (no relation), Scott urged the Senate to hold hearings on police body cameras.{{cite web|first=Dennis|last=Lynch|title=Police Body Cameras: Sen. Tim Scott Urges Senate To Discuss Technology In Wake Of Walter Scott Shooting|date=April 22, 2015 |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/police-body-cameras-sen-tim-scott-urges-senate-discuss-technology-wake-walter-scott-1893235|access-date=June 12, 2015|newspaper=International Business Times}}{{better source needed|date=June 2023}}

In 2017, Scott was one of 22 senators to sign a letter{{cite web|last1=Inhofe|first1=James|title=Senator|url=https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/download/?id=E1E34574-5655-42AA-92E8-0D23DC8C33BA&download=1|access-date=June 7, 2017}} to President Donald Trump urging him to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. In the 2012, 2014, and 2016 election cycles, Scott's campaigns received over $540,000 in political donations from oil, gas and coal interests.{{cite news|date=June 1, 2017|title=The Republicans who urged Trump to pull out of Paris deal are big oil darlings|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/01/republican-senators-paris-climate-deal-energy-donations|access-date=June 1, 2017}}

File:Brett Kavanaugh and Tim Scott.jpg in July 2018]]

Scott did not support the nomination of Ryan Bounds to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively killing the nomination. His decision was based on what he called Bounds's "bigoted statements he made as a Stanford student in the 1990s." Marco Rubio joined him in opposing the nomination shortly thereafter, prompting Mitch McConnell to drop the nomination.{{cite web| author-link1 = Mark Joseph Stern | last1 = Stern |first1=Mark Joseph|title=GOP Senator Defects, Sinks Trump Judicial Nominee With History of Racist Writing|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/republican-senator-tim-scott-sinks-donald-trumps-nomination-of-ryan-bounds.html|access-date=July 19, 2018|website=Slate|date=July 19, 2018 }}

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In November 2018, Scott bucked his party in opposing the nomination of Thomas A. Farr for a federal judgeship.{{Cite news|last1=Dumain|first1=Emma|last2=Murphy|first2=Brian|date=November 29, 2018|title=Scott to oppose Farr nomination to federal bench in NC, ending chances of confirmation|language=en|work=The State|url=https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article222386255.html|access-date=November 29, 2018}} Farr had been accused of suppression of African-American voters. Scott cited Farr's involvement in the 1984 and 1990 Senate campaigns of Jesse Helms, which sought to suppress black voters, and a 1991 memo from the Department of Justice under the George H. W. Bush administration that stated that "Farr was the primary coordinator of the 1984 'ballot security' program conducted by the NCGOP and 1984 Helms for Senate Committee. He coordinated several 'ballot security' activities in 1984, including a postcard mailing to voters in predominantly black precincts that was designed to serve as a basis to challenge voters on election day." Further explaining his vote, Scott said the Republican Party was "not doing a very good job of avoiding the obvious potholes on race in America."{{cite web|author=Edmundson, Catie|date=November 29, 2018|title=Senator Tim Scott Sinks Thomas Farr's Judicial Nomination Amid Racial Controversy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/tim-scott-judicial-nominee-thomas-farr-race.html|access-date=November 30, 2018|work=The New York Times}} In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal criticized Scott, arguing that Democrats would see Farr's defeat as a "vindication of their most underhanded and inflammatory racial tactics."{{cite web|date=November 30, 2018|title=Democrats and Racial Division|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-and-racial-division-1543621887?mod=article_inline|access-date=January 28, 2018|work=The Wall Street Journal}} In a letter to the Wall Street Journal, Scott said the publication was trying to "deflect concerns" about Farr's nomination.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/only-the-best-candidates-for-federal-courts-1544127307 Only the Best Candidates for Federal Courts], Wall Street Journal, December 6, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.{{cite news|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=December 7, 2018|title=Tim Scott: Stop giving court picks with 'questionable track records on race' a Senate vote|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/420226-tim-scott-stop-giving-court-picks-with-questionable-track-records-on-race-a|access-date=January 28, 2019}}

In 2017, Scott reacted to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville by acknowledging that "Racism is real. It is alive."{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Shawna|date=August 17, 2017|title=Sen. Scott says Trump's moral authority was compromised by his Tues. comments on Charlottesville|work=Vice News|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-scott-trump-charlottesville-race/|access-date=June 13, 2020}} Asked to comment on Trump's statement that there had been "good people" on both sides at the rally and that there was "blame on both sides" for the violence that ensued,{{cite news|last=Merica|first=Dan|date=August 26, 2017|title=Trump: 'Both sides' to blame for Charlottesville|website=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/trump-charlottesville-delay/index.html|access-date=June 13, 2020}} Scott said that while Trump had initially "rejected hatred, bigotry, and racism" in his "strong" comments on the ensuing Monday, his comments on Tuesday "started erasing the comments that were strong. What we want to see from our president is clarity and moral authority. And that moral authority is compromised when Tuesday happens. There's no question about that [...] I'm not going to defend the indefensible."

After meeting with Trump, Scott said that Trump "was very receptive to listening" and had "obviously reflected on what he's said, on his intentions and the perceptions of those comments" which were "not exactly what he intended".{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|date=September 14, 2017|title=A day after meeting with Sen. Tim Scott, Trump repeats 'both sides' comments on Charlottesville|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/14/a-day-after-meeting-with-sen-tim-scott-trump-repeats-both-sides-comments-on-charlottesville/|access-date=June 13, 2020}}

Scott called upon Trump to delete his tweets that attacked demonstrators against the murder of George Floyd. Scott said, "Those are not constructive tweets, without any question. I'm thankful that we can have the conversation. ... We talked about the fact that there is a constructive way to have a dialogue with a nation in this similar fashion that we had a conversation after Charlottesville, the President will listen, if you engage him with the facts of the issue".{{cite news|last1=O'Reilly|first1=Andrew|date=May 31, 2020|title=Sen. Tim Scott: Trump's tweets on George Floyd protests 'not constructive' Andrew O'Reilly|work=Fox News|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-trumps-tweets-on-george-floyd-protests-not-constructive|access-date=June 13, 2020}} Scott also advocated that Trump delete his retweet of supporters chanting "white power", which he soon did.{{cite web|author=Baranoga, Justin|date=June 28, 2020|title=Trump Deletes 'Indefensible' White Power Tweet Called Out by GOP Sen. Tim Scott|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-sen-tim-scott-calls-on-trump-to-take-down-indefensible-white-power-tweet?ref=home|access-date=September 13, 2020|work=The Daily Beast}}{{cite web|first=Rebecca|last=Klar|date=June 28, 2020|title=Tim Scott says Trump should take down 'offensive' Twitter video of protester shouting 'white power'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/504906-tim-scott-says-trump-should-take-down-offensive-twitter-video-of-protester|access-date=September 13, 2020|work=The Hill}}

Scott has endorsed Lindsey Graham in the 2026 United States Senate race, and is serving in a leadership capacity on Graham's campaign team.Kinnard, Meg (February 4, 2025). "Sen. Tim Scott and South Carolina's governor will chair Lindsey Graham's reelection bid". Associated Press. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

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During the late 1990s, Scott publicly declared himself a virgin, and claimed to have taken a pledge of abstinence until marriage. In 2012, when asked if he was still following his pledge, he replied, "Not as well as I did then."{{Cite journal|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/tim-scott-presidential-campaign-south-carolina-virgin-christianity-purity-culture.html|title=Tim Scott's Purity Culture|first=Molly|last=Olmstead|journal=Slate |date=June 2, 2023|via=slate.com}}

In May 2023, Scott shared details about being in a relationship with an unnamed girlfriend.{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/01/tim-scott-engaged-mindy-noce.html|title=Tim Scott's Mystery Girlfriend Is Now His Fiancée|first=Margaret|last=Hartmann|date=January 24, 2024|website=Intelligencer}} In November 2023, he publicly announced he was dating Mindy Noce, an interior designer from Charleston. The couple appeared together at the third 2024 Republican primary debate.{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/08/tim-scott-girlfriend-is-real-00126293|last1=Allison|first1=Natalie|last2=McGraw|first2=Meridith|title=Tim Scott's girlfriend is, in fact, real.|date=November 8, 2023|work=Politico}} On January 21, 2024, Scott announced their engagement.{{Cite news |last=King |first=Maya |date=January 21, 2024 |title=G.O.P. Voters Said No to Tim Scott. His Girlfriend Said Yes. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/us/politics/tim-scott-engaged.html |access-date=January 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} They married on August 3, 2024, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Tim Scott marries Mindy Noce; South Carolina senator shares wedding photos on social media |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/04/sc-sen-tim-scott-marries-mindy-noce-in-mount-pleasant-shares-photos/74664384007/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}}

Before entering politics, Scott worked in the insurance and real estate industries, becoming the owner of Tim Scott Allstate and a partner in Pathway Real Estate Group, LLC. He is a member of Seacoast Church, a large evangelical church in Charleston.{{Cite web |title=Scott, Timothy Eugene |url=https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/scott-timothy-eugene/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=South Carolina Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Biography {{!}} About {{!}} U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina |url=https://www.scott.senate.gov/about/biography |website=U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina}}

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