Scott was the deputy attorney general for civil litigation in the Texas Attorney General's Office, under then-Attorney General Greg Abbott.[2][3] He later became chief operating officer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.[2]
In May 2021, Ruth Ruggero Hughs resigned as Secretary of State of Texas.[2] On October 21, 2021, Governor Abbott appointed Scott, a member of the Republican Party, as interim secretary of state.[2] Like Abbott's three previous nominees as secretary of state, Scott was not confirmed by the Texas Senate (his successor, Jane Nelson, was confirmed by the Senate).[5] In early December 2022, Scott said he would resign as secretary of state at the end of the year, and his resignation took effect on December 31, 2022.[6][7][8]
On May 31, 2023, after state Attorney General Ken Paxton was automatically suspended from office upon his impeachment by the Texas House of Representatives, Abbott appointed Scott as the interim Attorney General for the period of Paxton's suspension.[8] Scott resigned on July 14, 2023, and was replaced as interim AG by Angela Colmenero, a lawyer and Abbott's deputy chief of staff.[9]
