Charleston, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s election campaign raised over $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, the campaign received a transfer of $355,000 from the Senator’s Congressional campaign, for a total of $1.47 million raised.

“I am extremely grateful to the people of South Carolina for their support,” Scott said. “This was a great first quarter, and shows the people of our state stand behind a strong, conservative voice. I look forward to continuing to spread our message of opportunity throughout the Palmetto State.”

First Quarter Summary:
Raised in Q1 – $1,111,637
Additional Q1 Transfers – $355,000
Total Raised in Q1 – $1,466,637
Total Cash on Hand – $1,360,884

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Republican Senator Tim Scott returned to his Charleston roots to address students, faculty and members of the community on Feb. 19 in Randolph Hall.

Scott, a native of North Charleston, was raised by a single mother and graduated from Charleston Southern with a BS in Political Science. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008 and served as the Chair of the Freshman Caucus. In January, he was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to assume Senator Jim DeMint’s vacated seat, making him the first African American from the south to serve in the Senate since the 1800s.

Scott, a self-described “eternal optimist,” believes “America’s future is amazingly bright.” He insists, “We are still the world’s superpower and I think we will be for a long time to come.” He attributes this status to three major American successes in the fields of technology, science and military.

According to Scott, “America stands at a place where no other country stands. We are leading a technological revolution,” a powerful position for a nation that accounts for a mere 5% of the world’s population.

On the scientific front, he believes that America is spearheading scientific research for cures for diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to various types of cancer. Scott esteems the American military as “the marvel of the world,” noting that many major global conflicts have been terminated with military interference.

Although an “eternal optimist,” Sen. Scott claims he is not “a blind optimist,” acknowledging that as a country, “We simply are not on a sustainable path financially.

America has “the world’s greatest reserves in energy,” a statistic that Scott deems as an opportunity. Developing the scientific and technological aspects of this field could lower the corporate tax rate, allow for repatriation and potentially result in the creation of up to 3 million new jobs.

According to Scott, it can only get better from here.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – Sen. Tim Scott visited his Alma mater, Stall High School on Tuesday.

He told the auditorium full of faculty and students to dream big while reminiscing about his time spent there. Scott spoke of his failing grades his freshman year, but reminded those listening how that didn’t hold him back from achieving his dreams.

“You can do almost anything you set your mind to,” he said.

He said he is thankful for having good teachers that believed in him during his time at the school. He says they told him the sky is the limit.

“The teachers that I failed their class, those teachers loved me enough to give me what I earned and teach me a very important lesson about earned success,” he said.

The 1983 Stall graduate spoke from his heart, while some of those who taught Scott sat and listened to him speak. Karen Gibson was the sponsor for the political action club and student government while Scott was in school.

“He was very much a people’s person,” she said.

Scott told the room that one of the biggest mistakes he made in life was having dreams in high school that were too small.

“Do not judge your future by the circumstances or situation that’s dealt. Do not judge your future by what you see around you. Judge your future by the future by the potential that’s within you,” Scott said.

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Senator Tim Scott Joins Colleagues in Introducing Balanced Budget Amendment

Washington – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his colleagues in introducing a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) to the United States Constitution.

“The President’s speech Tuesday showed us one thing: he is committed to spending money we don’t have, our children don’t have, and our grandchildren don’t have,” Scott said. “We can’t keep asking American families to foot the bill for reckless spending in Washington, and a Balanced Budget Amendment will ensure a more efficient and effective federal government. States have to balance their budgets and families have to keep their checkbooks in order – it only makes sense the federal government should as well.”

The amendment, introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), includes the following:

· Requirement to Balance the Budget. With limited exceptions, the federal budget must be balanced.

· 18 Percent Spending Cap. With limited exceptions, Congress must limit outlays to 18 percent of GDP.

· Presidential Requirement to Submit a Balanced Budget. Prior to each fiscal year, the President must submit to Congress a balanced budget that limits outlays to 18 percent of GDP.

· Supermajority for Tax Increases. Establishes a new supermajority requirement for net tax and rate increases.

· Supermajority to Raise the Debt Limit. Establishes new supermajority requirement for an increase in the debt limit.

The BBA is supported by national organizations such as Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, National Taxpayers Union, National Federation of Independent Business, and the 60 Plus Association.

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Timothy Eugene Scott known as Tim Scott making history on December 17, 2012 by becoming the first African American Senator in South Carolina.

Scott being appointed to the seat by Governor Nikki Haley after former Senator Jim Demint stepped down for another career at The Heritage Foundation.

“The future is incredibly bright for America. We have our challenges, we have things we have to overcome but boy does the future look great in South Carolina,” says Senator Tim Scott.

Before becoming a senator, Scott served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011-2013, where he was a member of house leadership and the house rules committee. Scott also served on Charleston County Council for 13 years. Prior to that he served one term in the South Carolina General Assembly. He says he always wanted to give back to the community by becoming a politician.

“My desire for public service really started with my mentor who taught me the value of basic business principles. That changed and transformed my financial life and helped me to achieve some of the goals that I had for my mom and family,” says Senator Scott.

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Myrtle Beach, S.C. — Tim Scott, the newest member of the U.S. Senate, got a hero’s welcome from the groups meeting here for the South Carolina Tea Party Convention this weekend. Scott, who replaced Jim DeMint as South Carolina’s junior senator this month, has had a meteoric rise in politics. Five years ago he was a member of Charleston’s city council. Since then he has won a seat in the state legislature, and in 2010, he became the first African-American Republican elected to the House from a Deep South state in decades.

Scott knows the cadences of Sunday preaching well. He has boiled down his message into sound bites that express support for free markets and traditional values, and opposition to all tax increases — all views that are “nothing more than common sense,” he said. When he asked his audience on Sunday what his platform represented, he wasn’t satisfied with the chorus that answered “common sense.” “I can’t hear you,” he exclaimed. The crowd shouted louder, and he spread out his arms and yelled back, “It’s just common sense!”

This Sunday was special to Scott because, he said, “I have the privilege of speaking to both the NAACP and the Tea Party in the same day.” “I love civil rights,” he told the crowd. Then he flashed an impish grin and added, “I just want civil rights for everybody.” With just a few words, Scott instantly bonded with his almost entirely white audience, sending the message “I know you’re not racist, your positions are valid, and it’s the other side that plays favorites.”

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