About
Scott, Timothy Eugene A Senator and a Representative from South Carolina; born in North Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., September 19, 1965; attended Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., 1983-1984; B.S., Charleston Southern University, Charleston, S.C., 1988; entrepreneur; Charleston County, S.C. council, 1995-2008; unsuccessful candidate for the South Carolina state senate in 1996; member of the South Carolina house of representatives, 2009-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, and served from January 3, 2011, to January 2, 2013, when he resigned to become a U.S. Senator; appointed January 2, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James DeMint; appointment took effect upon his resignation from the House of Representatives on January 2, 2013; took the oath of office on January 3, 2013; subsequently elected as a Republican in 2014 in a special election; reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2025-); chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
97% — Voted in 842 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.1% — Voted against their own party majority 1 of 832 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
471 — Attracted 471 cosponsors across 63 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
127 — Attracted 127 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
173 — 173 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
29 — 29 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Directors Guild Lobbies on AI Bill and Tax Credit
Legis1 · Oct 12, 2026
STATE OF WEDNESDAY: Reading The Tea Leaves
The Daily Caller · Oct 7, 2026
Senate Grills Bank Nominees on Kazakhstan Mine Deal
Legis1 · Oct 7, 2026
David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
The Guardian · Oct 7, 2026
Trump’s Popularity Just Hit a Dismal Historic Low
The New Republic · Oct 5, 2026
