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Tim Scott

RepublicanIn office

South Carolina · House 2011–2013 · Senate 2013–present

  • Senate Republican Committee Chair (2025–present)
20111 House term · 4 Senate terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 148 votes · 80.5/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 59 votes · 70/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 12 votes · 68.6/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 19 votes · 87.8/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 68 votes · 85.7/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 94 votes · 78.9/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 51 votes · 87.6/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 166 votes · 75.4/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 20 votes · 77.8/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 8 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 3 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 60 votes · 65.7/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 56 votes · 31.4/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 20 votes · 38.1/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 46 votes · 44.8/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 534 votes · 75.9/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

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Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsChairman
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Digital AssetsEx Officio
  • Economic PolicyEx Officio
  • Education and the American Family
  • Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionEx Officio
  • Health Care
  • Housing, Transportation, and Community DevelopmentEx Officio
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
  • National Security and International Trade and FinanceEx Officio
  • Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentEx Officio

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2011–2013HouseSC-1Republican112
2013–2015SenateSCRepublican113–114
2015–2017SenateSCRepublican114–115
2017–2023SenateSCRepublican115–118
2023–presentSenateSCRepublican118–121