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Tim Scott

U.S. Senator for South Carolina

Party
R
State
South Carolina
Age
Serving since
2011

Rhetoric score

Republicans

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Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

2026-07-16 · News quote · FOX News - Most Popular

Tim Scott says he'd 'love to see' Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham

6.7

Trey would be an amazing senator for South Carolina. I'm not sure that, as he says, he could afford the alimony or the pay cut,

This is a lighthearted, personal endorsement of a fellow Republican (likely Trey Gowdy) as a potential Senate candidate.

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2026-07-16 · News quote · FOX News - Most Popular

Tim Scott says he'd 'love to see' Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham

6.0

I can't think of a better person that, I think, represents the heart of South Carolina than Trey Gowdy,

This is a brief personal tribute to a fellow Republican, Trey Gowdy, praising his character/representation of South Carolina.

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Toward Democrats

2026-03-11 · News quote · CNBC

Tim Scott hopes Fed Chair Powell investigation 'goes away' to clear Kevin Warsh confirmation

3.7

At the end of the day … when he was before the committee he definitely was unprepared,

The statement criticizes an unnamed individual ('he') for being unprepared before a committee, likely a nominee or official from the opposing administration given typical context of such remarks.

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Where they sit

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05100510Peter WelchSusan CollinsAmy KlobucharBill CassidyTim KaineRon WydenPatty MurrayJohn KennedyMitch McConnellJeff MerkleyJack ReedJohn FettermanCharles E. SchumerJosh HawleyEdward J. MarkeyRuben GallegoChris Van HollenShelley Moore CapitoBernard SandersBernie MorenoMartin HeinrichElizabeth WarrenTom CottonTammy DuckworthKirsten E. GillibrandJohn CornynJohn BarrassoJohn ThuneSheldon WhitehouseJoni ErnstCindy Hyde-SmithTommy TubervilleJames E. RischAngus S. KingAndy KimRon JohnsonDarline GrahamAdam B. SchiffRaphael G. WarnockJon HustedAshley MoodyChuck GrassleyTim ScottSTRand PaulAlex PadillaThomas TillisJon OssoffRoger MarshallJacky RosenMark KellyJohn HoevenMike LeeMike CrapoTed BuddDeb FischerMarsha BlackburnTammy BaldwinRichard J. DurbinMike RoundsWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

468

Cosponsored

1,912

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026