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U.S. Senator from South Carolina · Class III

Tim Scott

Republican 4th term Up 2028 Chair · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
100LoyaltyMed 100
97AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
1BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.63

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2013–now
House 2011–2013
15 years in CongressMore senior than 53% of the Senate
Breaks on
Economics and Public Finance 1%
Committees
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Finance · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bills on
Health · Taxation · Education
Age
61

Bottom line

Where Scott has influence

Roles

Talks most about

  • Armed Forces and National Security 1 statementIntroduced critical minerals supply chain coordination bill
  • Commerce 1 statementIntroduced film and television production tax credit bill
  • Immigration 1 statementIntroduced Birth Tourism Elimination Act
  • Military Readiness 1 statementUrged Air Force to select McEntire for F-35A basing
  • Education 1 statementPraised federal investment in historically Black colleges and universities

Stories in Scott’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Scott breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Scott voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 1% · 1 of 181 party 1%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Scott broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
09/30/26 H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading ActOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill generally prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public… Yea Failed
53–47
07/23/26 PN9995 On the NominationAntonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Not voting Passed
49–44
07/13/26 PN9303 On the NominationArthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas Not voting Passed
46–44
06/18/26 PN73033 On the NominationGeorge Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Not voting Passed
48–39
03/17/26 PN7874 On the Cloture MotionAnna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana Not voting Passed
48–45
02/02/26 PN7265 On the Cloture MotionDavid Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Not voting Passed
49–40
12/04/25 S.Res. 520 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.On the Cloture Motion Not voting Failed
43–37
11/20/25 H.J.Res. 130 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.On the Joint Resolution · This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015… Not voting Passed
51–43

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Scott is saying

All 10 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Scott voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.32· expected 1.49

Meets expectations

Rank 21 of 100 in the Senate ┃ expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Scott’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 57
  2. Action in committee 9
  3. Action beyond committee 5
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 1

57 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 56 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Scott’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Scott.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 27 missed of 915

Voted on 888 of 915 roll calls; missed 27. Lower than 65% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Senate R median 100 ┃ Rank 12 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 818 votes that split the parties. Higher than 87% of senators.

75% 100%
8/ 100

Chamber median 9 ┃ −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 54% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.63

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 69 sponsored bills

Sponsored 69 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 185 (median 307.5), 8 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Health, Taxation, Education.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Nominations211 100% Pro
Economics and Public Finance204 37% Pro
Other115 100% Pro
Immigration37 27% Pro
International Affairs36 17% Pro
Defense & national security34 97% Pro
Energy & environment25 100% Pro
Environmental Protection19 68% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector19 79% Pro
Congress18 94% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security16 56% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources14 100% Pro
Energy13 100% Pro
Government Operations and Politics13 77% Pro
Taxes, finance & economy13 100% Pro
Sports and Recreation12 67% Pro
Transportation and Public Works12 42% Pro
Health care10 100% Pro
Housing and Community Development9 100% Pro
Foreign affairs & trade9 100% Pro
Taxation7 57% Pro
Budget & appropriations7 100% Pro
Transportation & infrastructure7 100% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 17% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100% Pro
Health4 25% Pro
Education & families3 100% Pro
Education2 50% Pro
Emergency Management2 0% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications2 100% Pro
Immigration & border2 100% Pro
Crime & justice2 100% Pro
Families1 0% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RJohn HoevenND Senate100%agreement
  2. RDavid McCormickPA Senate100%agreement
  3. RJames LankfordOK Senate100%agreement
Full voting networkPro

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Scott’s campaign raised $5.3M: $4.5M (84%) from individuals and $176K (3%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $4.9M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Scott

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 69.

  1. Lsta, Inc. Trade association PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

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Scott’s own leadership PAC: Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC - Federal. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical recordPro

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. Senate, South CarolinaRepublican2013–present
  • U.S. House, SC-1Republican2011–2013

Seat

Seat
Class 3, senior senator
Current term
2023–2029
Age
61

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-224-6121
104 Hart Senate Office Building
District offices
Columbia, North Charleston, Greenville

Elsewhere

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