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Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Charleston County Council, a state representative, and a U.S. Representative.
The Senate has had 12 African-American elected or appointed officeholders. Two each served during both the 19th and 20th centuries. [1] Three of the 12 African-American senators held Illinois's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama, who went on to become President of the United States. This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American ...
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1868. The state's current U.S. senators are Republicans Lindsey Graham, serving since 2003, and Tim Scott, serving since 2013. Strom Thurmond was the state's longest-serving senator (1954–1956, 1956–2003).
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state’s new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that ...
North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789, after the beginning of the 1st Congress. Its current senators are Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd . Jesse Helms was North Carolina's longest-serving senator (1973–2003).
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Joseph H. Rainey (1832–1887), U.S. Representative from South Carolina, first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives; Benjamin F. Randolph (1820–1868), State Senator in the South Carolina State Senate; Oliver Randolph (1882–1951), second African American elected to the New Jersey Legislature
North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton has vowed that more Democrats would run in rural areas, which is where most Republican lawmakers serve. Senate leader Phil Berger, an Eden ...