Full Name
Tim Scott
Job Title
Senator
Company
Congress
Speaker Bio
As a leader on tax reform, education and job training, and innovative ideas to reinvest
in our nation’s distressed communities, United States Senator Tim Scott brings a
unique perspective to the United States Senate. Growing up mired in poverty in a
single parent household, Tim says that he is living his mother’s American Dream, and
through his Opportunity Agenda works every single day to ensure every American
family has the opportunity to succeed.
Senator Scott has served the great state of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since
2013, and brings with him a mission to positively affect the lives of a billion
people with the message of hope and opportunity. Growing up poor in a single-parent
household in North Charleston, South Carolina, Tim watched his single mother work
16-hour days as a nurse’s assistant to keep him and his brother afloat.
As a freshman in high school, Tim nearly failed out, flunking four classes.
However, the next year, he met his mentor named John Moniz who shared lifechanging ideas and the basic principles of business with Tim. Through hard work,
education, innovation, and with the discipline his mother gave him, he began the
process of turning his life around.
The lessons gleaned from his mentor still guide Tim today: you can think your way
out of poverty, and financial independence is a stepping-stone for success. Having
a job is a good thing, but creating jobs is a great thing.
An unbridled optimist, Tim believes that despite our current challenges, our
nation’s brightest days are ahead of us. During his time in office, he has been a
tireless advocate for creating more opportunities for families living paycheck-to paycheck and helping children who are mired in poverty have access to quality
education. He launched his Opportunity Agenda, a legislative package aimed at
achieving these goals, as well as the Senate Opportunity Coalition, a group of
Senators committed to helping those in need.
Tim also knows that in order for our nation to prosper, we must get our spending
and national debt under control. He has sponsored balanced budget amendments
throughout his time in Congress, and will continue working to restore fiscal sanity
in Washington.
Prior to public service, Tim built a successful small business of his own. He was
first elected to Charleston County Council, to the South Carolina State House, and
the U.S. House of Representatives. In January 2013, Tim was sworn in as a United
States Senator from South Carolina, and was re-elected in January 2017.
in our nation’s distressed communities, United States Senator Tim Scott brings a
unique perspective to the United States Senate. Growing up mired in poverty in a
single parent household, Tim says that he is living his mother’s American Dream, and
through his Opportunity Agenda works every single day to ensure every American
family has the opportunity to succeed.
Senator Scott has served the great state of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since
2013, and brings with him a mission to positively affect the lives of a billion
people with the message of hope and opportunity. Growing up poor in a single-parent
household in North Charleston, South Carolina, Tim watched his single mother work
16-hour days as a nurse’s assistant to keep him and his brother afloat.
As a freshman in high school, Tim nearly failed out, flunking four classes.
However, the next year, he met his mentor named John Moniz who shared lifechanging ideas and the basic principles of business with Tim. Through hard work,
education, innovation, and with the discipline his mother gave him, he began the
process of turning his life around.
The lessons gleaned from his mentor still guide Tim today: you can think your way
out of poverty, and financial independence is a stepping-stone for success. Having
a job is a good thing, but creating jobs is a great thing.
An unbridled optimist, Tim believes that despite our current challenges, our
nation’s brightest days are ahead of us. During his time in office, he has been a
tireless advocate for creating more opportunities for families living paycheck-to paycheck and helping children who are mired in poverty have access to quality
education. He launched his Opportunity Agenda, a legislative package aimed at
achieving these goals, as well as the Senate Opportunity Coalition, a group of
Senators committed to helping those in need.
Tim also knows that in order for our nation to prosper, we must get our spending
and national debt under control. He has sponsored balanced budget amendments
throughout his time in Congress, and will continue working to restore fiscal sanity
in Washington.
Prior to public service, Tim built a successful small business of his own. He was
first elected to Charleston County Council, to the South Carolina State House, and
the U.S. House of Representatives. In January 2013, Tim was sworn in as a United
States Senator from South Carolina, and was re-elected in January 2017.
