LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Charleston Southern University - BS, political science (1984-1988)

• Presbyterian College - Attended (1983-1984)

  Activities and notes: Football

• R.B. Stall High School (North Charleston, S.C.) - Diploma (1983)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Carolina (Class 3)
  Timothy Eugene Scott (Tim), 60.57%

  Republican
  Thomas Dixon, 36.93%

  Democrat, Green, Working Families
  Bill Bledsoe, 1.83%

  Libertarian, Conservative

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  1st Congressional District of South Carolina
  Timothy Eugene Scott (Tim), 62.03%

  Republican
  Bobbie G. Rose, 35.71%

  Democrat
  Keith Blandford, 2.18%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  1st Congressional District of South Carolina
  Timothy Eugene Scott (Tim), 65.37%

  Republican
  Ben Frasier, 28.67%

  Democrat
  Rob Groce, 1.77%

  Working Families
  Robert Dobbs, 1.44%

  Green
  Keith Blandford, 1.18%

  Libertarian
  Jimmy Wood, 1.07%

  Independence Party

Employment History

• Tim Scott for America (May 2023-Nov. 2023)

  Presidential Candidate

• Pathway Real Estate Group

  Partner

• Tim Scott Allstate

  Owner

• Charleston County (S.C.) Council (Feb. 1995-Jan. 2009)

  Council Member

Associated Organizations

• Clemson University

  Associate Professor

• Rivertown Investments LLC

  Partner

• Gideon Properties LLC

• Tim Scott and Associates

• Tim Scott for America

• Tim Scott for Senate (South Carolina)

• Tim Scott for Congress (South Carolina)

• Seacoast Church (Charleston, S.C.)

  Former Board Member

• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

  Trustee

• Tomorrow is Meaningful PAC

Awards

• Distinguished Christian Statesman Award (D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship) (Sept. 2023)

• Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Statesmanship Award (Former Members of Congress) (Sept. 2021)

• Policymaker Leader Award (Goodwill Industries International Inc.) (April 5, 2019)

• The Bloomberg 50 (Bloomberg LP) (Dec. 2018)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2018)

• FreedomFighter (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 17, 2018)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Kemp Leadership Award (Jack Kemp Foundation) (Dec. 2017)

• Champion of Healthcare Innovation (Healthcare Leadership Council) (Oct. 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (Sept. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Legislator of the Year (National Retail Federation) (May 2016)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Defender of Liberty Award (American Conservative Union) (Feb. 21, 2013)

Publications

• America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity (2022)

• Opportunity Knocks: How Hard Work, Community, and Business Can Improve Lives and End Poverty (2020)

• The Friendship Challenge: A Six-Week Guide to True Reconciliation—One Friendship at a Time (2018)

  Co-authors: Gowdy, Harold Watson III
  

• Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country (2018) , Co-author

  Co-authors: Gowdy, Harold Watson III
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, press:
  press@scott.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-6121
Fax:	202-228-5143

Note: Toll-free, 855-425-6324

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Privately Financed Travel

6 trips taken between 2011 - 2013 costing $27,530

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Ranking Member
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee, Ex Officio
• Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee Health Care Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Foreign Relations Committee East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee
• Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
• Senate Special Committee on Aging

Caucuses

• American Flood Coalition
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus, Co-Chair
• Bipartisan Working Group on Family Leave
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Education Innovation and Opportunity, Chair
• Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus
• Congressional Diversifying Tech Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Personalized Medicine Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Germany, Co-Chair
• Senate Abraham Accords Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Auto Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Black-Jewish Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
• Senate Entrepreneurship Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Financial Innovation Caucus
• Senate Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Retirement Security Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Senate Republicans suffered worse staff retention rates last year

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 8, 2024
  Senate Republicans are having a harder time retaining staff than their Democratic counterparts. read more

• Auto-industry group adds Sen. Scott staffer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 31, 2020
  An aide to Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has steered her career off of the Hill and into the auto industry. read more

• Scott staffer moves to large biotech firm

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Nov. 3, 2015
  A legislative assistant for Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) left Congress to bolster the potency of a drug firm's government relations. read more

• Sen. Scott's latest family hire tiptoes around ethics rules

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on April 6, 2015
  Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) chief of staff has found a familiar face in her new assistant: her own sister. read more

• Senior GOP aide gained rare access to Facebook's IPO

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Nov. 19, 2013
  For many investors, the chance to buy into an initial public offering - with its promise of high returns - is a dream come true. A disclosure LegiStorm recently added shows that a senior aide for the House Republican Conference was able to get such a rare opportunity when his wife bought into what was a highly touted tech IPO in 2012.  read more

• Posted by Daimon Eklund on April 19, 2012
  Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has repaid the American Enterprise Institute for the expenses of a lingerie store owner he brought along on a recent trip. read more

• Tea party freshman gets in hot water over lingerie lady's meals

  Posted by LegiStorm on March 29, 2012
  Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will be refunding the meals provided to a friend who he brought along on a recent trip to a luxury Sea Island, Ga. resort, he told The Washington Post. read more

• Posted by LegiStorm on Dec. 16, 2011
  Joe McKeown didn't miss a beat moving from Rep. Tim Scott's (R-SC) campaign to his official office. McKeown disclosed earnings of $99,500 as Scott's campaign manager in 2010. After Scott was elected, he hired McKeown as his assistant chief of staff. Through the first three quarters of 2011, McKeown has earned $67,000, which would translate to an annual salary of about $90,000.

• Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
  The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more

• Wide range of staff pay by House freshmen

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 9, 2011
  Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) was the most generous freshman member of Congress, with a payroll of $243,431 in his first three months of office. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), on the other hand, had by far the lowest total payroll, not even breaking six digits. read more