Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first African-American senator in the Southern United States to be directly elected, the longest-serving African-American senator in U.S. history, the first African-American to serve in both the House and Senate, and the first African-American senator to chair a full committee.
- Occupation
- politician, businessperson, entrepreneur
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, council member, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 19, 1965
- Website
- https://www.scott.senate.gov
