SENATOR Tim Scott is bidding to become the second African-American president in US history.
But constituents have been left wondering about his rarely-publicised home life. Here’s everything we know.
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Who is Senator Tim Scott?
Senator Timothy Eugene Scott was born in North Charleston, South Carolina, on September 19, 1965.
Scott grew up “in a poor, single-parent household” to a mother who worked long hours as a nursing assistant, according to his Senate bio.
He worked his way up through county and state politics before being elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.
In 2013, he was appointed to the Senate by then-South Carolina Governor (now rival presidential candidate), Nikki Haley, following the resignation of incumbent Senator Jim DeMint.
He won a special election to completer DeMint’s term in 2014
This was backed up by wins in 2016 and 2022, as he made history as the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction.
During his near-decade in the Senate, he has proved willing to address racial issues while also pushing conservative causes.
Scott owns an insurance agency, Tim Scott Allstate, and is a partner in Pathway Real Estate Group, LLC.
His estimated net worth is said to be around $200,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Is Senator Tim Scott married?
Tim Scott is not married.
However, in 2018, he revealed to Politico that he wants to have six children, while the report noted that he is “known to dote on the children of colleagues and staffers”.
The profile piece adds that he had a serious girlfriend in his early 40s but the relationship ended as he ran for the US House of Representatives.
Scott added: “I think in the right time, I will meet Mrs Right, and she’ll want to have a couple kids.”
The Republican Senator is an evangelical Protestant.
He is a member of Seacoast Church, a large evangelical church in Charleston, and a former member of the church’s board.
Is Tim Scott running for President in 2024?
On Friday, May 19, 2023, news broke that Scott filed to run for president in 2024.
The filing is available via the Federal Election Commission’s website.
In April, he announced his first step toward a presidential bid by launching an exploratory committee.
“I know America is a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression. I know it because I lived it,” he said in a video, titled Faith in America.
“I will never back down in defense of the conservative values that make America exceptional.”
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During an interview with Fox & Friends detailing his announcement, he said: “I have found that people are starving for hope. They’re starving for an optimistic, positive message that is anchored in conservative values.”
