Despite rising to become the most prominent black elected Republican in the country, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has never forgotten where he came from.
“The comments are ridiculous,” he said.
A high school yearbook picture of Scott. The senator said he initially struggled in school, but found a mentor in a local restaurant owner and Air Force veteran. Today, Scott views himself as a mentor “with a message of open opportunity.”Whatever happens, faith will guide his choice. “It will be the genesis of that decision,” he said.
Another high school-era image of Scott, who attributes much of his success to his strong Christian faith and membership at the Seacoast Church near Charleston. That faith, he said, will guide any potential future runs for office.“Yet all three of them were always laughing and joyful, even in the midst of poverty as if to suggest that your circumstances don’t determine your outcome.
“That experience … is now one of the reasons why I fight the way I do for people living in tough communities. I don’t really care whether you’re a white person in rural South Carolina or whether you are someone living on the border in Texas, a Hispanic, or someone living … in one of the inner cities and you’re black,” he said.
Two years later then-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appointed him to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint, making him the first black US senator from South Carolina. He ran and won the seat for the full term in 2016 and is seeking reelection to the Senate this year. In 2019, he said this would be his last run for the Senate office.
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