# Tim Scott

Tim Scott is a Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, South Carolina
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: S001184
- FEC candidate IDs: H0SC01279, S4SC00240

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001184 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

6.3% of Scott’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from South Carolina, in the bottom tenth of Senate Republicans.

## What Scott says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,786 classified statements: 1,511 posts on X, 147 press releases, 65 newsletters, 63 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 36 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 12.3% | 17.4% | 42 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 67.6% | 70.4% | 36 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.5% | 12.6% | 28 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 37.2% | 36.1% | 26 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 2.9% | 34 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 20% (Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (Senate Republicans 25%); Education 15% (Senate Republicans 7.8%); Finance and Financial Sector 14% (Senate Republicans 4.1%); Health 13% (Senate Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.02 (standard error 0.01), from 56,903 donors and 4,794 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.8% (98.4%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 69 bills: 69 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 186. 21.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 24 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5641: Opportunities for Nuclear Energy Investment Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5641
- S.Res. 940: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/940
- S.Res. 947: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month". (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/947
- S. 5527: Birth Tourism Elimination Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5527
- S. 5551: Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5551
- S. 5552: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5552
- S. 5096: Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5096
- S.Res. 801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/801
- S. 4882: ICTS Supply Chain Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4882
- S. 4793: Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4793

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.7M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 6.3% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-27 · Press release · Sen. Tim Scott highlights $84 million in relief for South Carolina farmers as Working Families Tax Cuts provision takes effect · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-tim-scott-highlights-84-million-in-relief-for-south-carolina-farmers-as-working-families-tax-cuts-provision-takes-effect/
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2114712984589058422
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2114788031936741591
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2113979077530993043
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2114033912917660148
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2113725863787458644
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2112928292735201720
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Sen. Tim Scott accepting applications for spring 2027 internships · https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-tim-scott-accepting-applications-for-spring-2027-internships/
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2112570811747807259
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorTimScott/status/2112269561232048180

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scott.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenatorTimScott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTimScott
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenatorTimScott
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SenatorTimScott
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001184

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001184