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Former Representative for Georgia’s 13th District, 2003–2026

David Scott

Democrat 12th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

94LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
19BipartMed 16
47BreaksMed 12
In office
House 2003–2026
23 years in Congress

Did not complete the term. Scott served 16 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2027 (died in office on Apr 21, 2026). Succeeded by Everton Blair Jr. (Democrat) in September 2026.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1602711,23547

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Agriculture and Food no statements 6%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues no statements 13%
Health no statements 38%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Health and Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

  • He talked most about: Cost of Living (Taxation), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Cancer Awareness (Health), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration).
  • 16 bills sponsored, most on Health.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 23 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

22% · peer median 17%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Scott.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

22% of his cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 17%); closest in his party: Higgins and Cicilline.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 7 · expected 17
Action in committee 2 · expected 8
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 426 of 445 in the House

0.09expected 0.40 · average member 1.00

0 of 7 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.09 against a peer median of 0.40.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.30
International Affairs13 of 47
Environmental Protection3 of 13

With his party on the other 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Democrats on 94% of party-line votes, broke 47 times (peer median 10), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: −0.30, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: International Affairs 13 of 47, Armed Forces & National Security 6 of 79, Crime and Law Enforcement 5 of 25.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.