David Scott (Georgia politician)

David Scott
Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byGlenn Thompson
Chair of the House Agriculture Committee
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byCollin Peterson
Succeeded byGlenn Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2003
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 36th district
In office
1983–2002
Preceded byJack Stephens
Succeeded bySam Zamarripa
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
1975–1982
Preceded byBill Stephens
Succeeded byGeorganna Sinkfield
Personal details
Born
David Albert Scott

(1945-06-27) June 27, 1945 (age 79)
Aynor, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Alfredia Aaron
​
(m. 1969)​
Children2
RelativesHank Aaron (brother-in-law)
EducationFlorida A&M University (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
WebsiteHouse website
Scott's voice
Scott supporting his legislation, the 2013 NARAB Reform Act
Recorded September 10, 2013

David Albert Scott (born June 27, 1945) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003. Scott's district includes the southern fourth of Atlanta, as well as several of its suburbs to the south and west. Before his election to Congress in 2002, Scott served as a Democratic member of both chambers of the Georgia Legislature and operated a small business. In 2023, he succeeded Glenn Thompson as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.

Early life and education

Scott was born in Aynor, South Carolina, and attended high school in Daytona Beach, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from Florida A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Scott is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]

Early career

In 1978, Scott founded Dayn-Mark Advertising (from the names of his two daughters, Dayna and Marcie), which places billboards and other forms of advertising in the Atlanta area. Scott's wife, Alfredia, now heads the business. In May 2007, it was reported that the business owed more than $150,000 in back taxes and penalties.[2] Scott's campaigns paid the company more than $500,000 from 2002 to 2010, including expenses for office rent, printing, T-shirts, and other services. He has also paid his wife, two daughters, and son-in-law tens of thousands of dollars for campaign work such as fund raising and canvassing.[3]

Scott served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1982 to 2002.

U.S. House of Representatives

When Georgia picked up an additional district as a result of the 2000 census, Scott entered a five-way Democratic primary for the seat, winning with 53.8% of the vote.[4] He then defeated Republican Clay Cox in the general election with 59% of the vote.[5] He has never faced another contest that close, and has been reelected eight times, running unopposed in 2004, 2014 and 2016.

In 2007, the political watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Scott one of the 25 most corrupt members of Congress.[6][3]

During his first two terms, Scott represented a district that twisted and wound its way through parts of nine counties and was barely contiguous in some areas. In a mid-decade redistricting held after the 2004 elections, the district was redrawn to be somewhat more compact, with its population centered in Clayton, Douglas and Fulton Counties. Redistricting after the 2010 census gave the district all of Douglas County and pushed it further into Clayton.

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[7]

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Scott was ranked as the 18th most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress (and the second most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia) in the Bipartisan Index created by the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy, which ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship by measuring how often each member's bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each member co-sponsors bills by members of the opposite party.[13]

Scott voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[14]

Online gambling

Scott is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act,[15] and voted for H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[16] In 2008, he opposed H.R. 5767, the Payment Systems Protection Act (a bill that sought to place a moratorium on enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act while the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve defined "unlawful Internet gambling").

Affordable Care Act

Scott voted for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). On August 6, 2009, he was confronted by a constituent who was also a local doctor. The doctor, who later appeared in subsequent debates with his opposition candidate, asked Scott why he was going to vote for a health care plan similar to the plan implemented in Massachusetts and whether he supported a government-provided health care insurance option. Scott questioned whether the doctor was a resident of his district, although the local TV station WXIA-TV confirmed that the doctor did live and work in the district.[17] Scott also said the doctor had not called Scott's office to set up a meeting about health care; this was not verified.[18]

Fiscal policy

Although Scott voted against the first version of the 2008 bailout, he backed the final version "after being assured the legislation would aid homeowners facing foreclosures. Scott crafted an added provision dedicating $14 billion to aid those homeowners."[19]

Same-sex marriage

Scott supported two failed pieces of legislation in 2004 and 2006 that aimed to establish a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.[19][20] However, in May 2013 thinkprogress.org reported receiving an email from a spokesman of Scott saying, "Congressman Scott fully supports marriage equality."[21] The Human Rights Campaign's profile of Scott also contains this sentence as his statement under "position on marriage equality".[22]

Iran deal

Scott has announced his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, saying, "It's a good deal for Iran, for Russia, China and probably Hezbollah, but is it not, definitely not a good deal for Israel or for the United States or our allies – especially Jordan and Saudi Arabia".[23]

Yemeni civil war

Scott was one of five House Democrats to vote for the U.S. to continue selling arms to Saudi Arabia and to support the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. This vote was cast the day after the Senate, on December 13, 2018, for the first time in the 45 years after the passage of the War Powers Resolution in 1973, came together and used congressional authority given by federal law to end military action.[24]

Personal life

Scott in 2010

Scott's brother-in-law was Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron.

Scott allegedly received death threats over his support of the Affordable Care Act.[25] A swastika was found spray-painted on a sign outside his district office.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Representative David Scott (GA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Vogel, Kenneth (May 24, 2007). "Rep. Scott's finances questioned". Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Kemper, Bob (September 18, 2007). "Atlanta congressman on 'corrupt' list". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 13 - D Primary Race - Aug 20, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 13 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (PDF) (Report). Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. September 17, 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2022. Rep. Scott's ethics issues stem from allegations of tax evasion and misuse of official resources for political campaign activity
  7. ^ "David Scott". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Members". Blue Dog Coalition. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Membership". Congressional Black Caucus. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Members". U.S. - Japan Caucus. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute".
  13. ^ The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index (PDF), The Lugar Center, March 7, 2016, retrieved April 30, 2017
  14. ^ Bycoffe, Aaron; Wiederkehr, Anna (April 22, 2021). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  15. ^ Bob, Goodlatte (September 22, 2006). "H.R.4777 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): Internet Gambling Prohibition Act". thomas.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  16. ^ James, Leach (July 13, 2006). "H.R.4411 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act". thomas.loc.gov. Archived from the original on November 25, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  17. ^ Carpenter, Amanda. "Georgia Democrat yells at local doctor over health care". Washington Times. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  18. ^ Dixon, Duffie. "Congressman Scott's Town Hall Meeting". WXIA TV website. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  19. ^ a b Sonmez, Felicia. "David Scott (D-Ga.)". Who Runs Gov. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  20. ^ "Electful LBGT Rights". Electful. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  21. ^ "Another House Democrat Endorses Marriage Equality". ThinkProgress. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013.
  22. ^ "Your Elected Officials: David Scott". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013.
  23. ^ Mali, Meghashyam (August 4, 2015). "The Hill's Whip List: House Iran vote". TheHill.
  24. ^ Fuller, Matt; Ahmed, Akbar Shahid (December 12, 2018). "5 Democrats Bail Out Paul Ryan And Protect Saudi Arabia". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  25. ^ Boone, Christian (March 30, 2010). "Georgia congressman says he's received death threats". ajc.com. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  26. ^ Weiner, Rachel (August 11, 2009). "Swastika Painted On Rep. David Scott's Office Door". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
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