Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R) after former Sen. Jim DeMint (R) resigned. At the time, he was the first Black Republican senator since 1978 and the first ...

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the United States Senate.

Tim Scott of South Carolina is poised to make history as the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the U.S. Senate. Scott, 59, the only Black Republican senator, was ...