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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 ).
South Carolina: January 2, 2013 Incumbent: 11 years, 128 days Republican: 112th (2011–2013) Appointed by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Jim DeMint. First African American to serve in the Senate from South Carolina. First African American to serve in both chambers of the United States Congress ...
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May 22, 2023 · By Maggie Astor. May 22, 2023. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who announced his presidential campaign on Monday, is the first Black Republican senator from the South in more than a...
Nov 5, 2014 · Tim Scott is the first directly elected Southern black senator in American history - Vox. By Jenée Desmond-Harris jenee.desmondharris@voxmedia.com Nov 4, 2014, 8:24pm EST. South Carolina's...
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Nov 6, 2014 · Amanda Holpuch. Wed 5 Nov 2014 14.14 EST. South Carolina voters have elected the first black senator from a southern state since the Reconstruction era. Republican Tim Scott had been...
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Jul 13, 2022 · September 19, 1965–. Article Related Entries Images. Scott became only the sixth African American to serve in the United States Senate, as well as the first African American to represent South Carolina in that body. 2 minutes to read. Politician. Scott was born in North Charleston on September 19, 1965 to parents Ben and Frances Scott.
Nov 11, 2014 · A South Carolina state legislator who became a congressman—the first black Republican representative from the state since 1897—Scott has been in the U.S. Senate since 2013, when Gov. Nikki...
