Tim Scott
Republican candidate for Vice President in South Carolina
$1.5M
NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
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3%chance to win
$1.5MNOV 7, 2028Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age60 years old (Sep 19, 1965)
GenderMale
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LocationSouth Carolina
BackgroundUnited States Senator
EducationPresbyterian College
Notable personal detailsTim Scott is a Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina, first appointed in 2013 and later elected to the seat. He previously served on the Charleston County Council and in the U.S. House of Representatives. He attended Presbyterian College and earned a B.S. from Charleston Southern University, and worked in insurance and real estate before elected office.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports major tax cuts and pro-growth tax reforms including lower corporate rates, repeal of the estate (death) tax, permanency/expansion of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions such as Opportunity Zones and full expensing, and legislative limits on IRS enforcement aimed at protecting middle-class taxpayers. Opposes administration tax increases on energy producers and other proposals he characterizes as tax hikes on families and businesses. Advocates tax policies framed to incentivize investment, small business growth, and reduced tax burdens.
Healthcare
Supports market-based reforms to lower costs (interstate insurance competition, tax treatment parity, health savings accounts), favors state flexibility such as high-risk pools and block-grant style approaches to replace parts of the ACA, and advocates protecting Medicare Advantage and expanding telehealth and alternative care models.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border enforcement and tighter immigration controls, including finishing the border wall, increasing Border Patrol staffing, tightening asylum standards, criminalizing visa overstays, and expanding deportations for certain offenses. Has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration for what he calls an open-border policy and backed legislation to restrict parole, limit use of DHS apps for migrants, and remove certain noncitizens who commit crimes. His public statements and bills emphasize border security and enforcement-focused reforms rather than pathways to broad regulariz
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as pro‑life, celebrated the Dobbs decision returning abortion regulation to the states, and has supported federal restrictions such as a national 20‑week ban and legislation recognizing life beginning at conception. He has voted for born‑alive protections and cosponsored the Pain‑Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20‑week limit) and has said he would sign the most conservative pro‑life legislation Congress could pass.
Climate & Energy
Supports expanding U.S. energy production (including LNG and oil & gas), opposes aggressive EPA/administrative clean‑power regulations, and favors energy independence and market-driven policies while also backing nuclear energy deployment.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strengthening and better implementing federal background-check systems and improving mental-health reporting while opposing broad new restrictions that he views as infringing Second Amendment rights. Generally positions himself as pro-Second Amendment and works with bipartisan groups on fixes to NICS and related background-check implementation.
Latest News
Tim Scott is in the news mainly because Democrats have finalized a new 2028 presidential primary calendar that puts South Carolina first, a change that could shape the early nominating fight. The broader 2028 field is also starting to take shape, with several Democrats signaling possible runs and party leaders debating strategy and voter coalitions. Separate reporting on redistricting and House strategy points to a wider partisan battle over the political map ahead of the next election cycle.
Dmeocrats' 2028 presidential calendar give Black and Latino voters and union members an early say
Dems approve new presidential primary calendar. When states vote
Ro Khanna vows series of investigations if Democrats win 2026 elections
Democratic primaries reignite fight over party's direction
Campaign Fundraising
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