Tim Scott makes history as longest-serving Black U.S. senator
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - With the new state Senate sworn in, one of South Carolina’s own is making history.
Sen. Tim Scott is now the longest-serving African American U.S. senator. He will also be the first African American chairman of a Senate standing committee.
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The Republican will lead the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Scott first took office in 2013 after then-Gov. Nikki Haley appointed him to succeed Sen. Jim Demint. He later won a special election to fill out the remainder of Demint’s term before winning his first full term in 2016.
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Scott has said in the past that he does not plan to run for re-election in 2028.
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