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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly, present

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • MBA, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
  • BA, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1964-1967

Professional Experience

  • MBA, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
  • BA, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1964-1967
  • Owner, Dayn-Mark Advertising Agency
  • Creator/Performer, Public Broadcasting Service's Production of "Langston!"
  • President, Dayn-Mark Advertising, 1974-2002
  • Host, Coors Inside Black America! Radio Program, 1985-1993
  • Budget Analyst, Governor's Office on Budget, 1972-1973
  • Consultant, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company, 1970-1972
  • Consultant, Lockheed Martin, 1969-1970
  • Intern, United States Department of Labor, 1966

Political Experience

  • MBA, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
  • BA, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1964-1967
  • Owner, Dayn-Mark Advertising Agency
  • Creator/Performer, Public Broadcasting Service's Production of "Langston!"
  • President, Dayn-Mark Advertising, 1974-2002
  • Host, Coors Inside Black America! Radio Program, 1985-1993
  • Budget Analyst, Governor's Office on Budget, 1972-1973
  • Consultant, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company, 1970-1972
  • Consultant, Lockheed Martin, 1969-1970
  • Intern, United States Department of Labor, 1966
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2003-present
  • Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 13, 2020
  • Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1983-2002
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 13, 1974-1982

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly, present

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Chair, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Financial Services

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions

Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MBA, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
  • BA, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1964-1967
  • Owner, Dayn-Mark Advertising Agency
  • Creator/Performer, Public Broadcasting Service's Production of "Langston!"
  • President, Dayn-Mark Advertising, 1974-2002
  • Host, Coors Inside Black America! Radio Program, 1985-1993
  • Budget Analyst, Governor's Office on Budget, 1972-1973
  • Consultant, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company, 1970-1972
  • Consultant, Lockheed Martin, 1969-1970
  • Intern, United States Department of Labor, 1966
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2003-present
  • Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 13, 2020
  • Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1983-2002
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 13, 1974-1982
  • Member, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Incorporated, present
  • Member, Alpha Phi Alpha (Beta Nu), present
  • Sponsor, Annual Jobs and Health Fair, present
  • Member, Masons, present
  • Member, Blue Dog Coalition
  • Former Chair, Georgia State Society
  • Member, New Democrat Coalition
  • Vice-Chair, Science and Technology Committee, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Member, Board of Advisors, Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy, University of Georgia Law School, 2008-2015
  • Chair, Georgia Inagural Ball, 2013
  • Volunteer, Andy Young for Congress, 1972
  • Volunteer, Congressional Campaign for Andrew Young, 1972

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Cancer

— Awards:

  • Federal Legislator of the Year Award, 2009, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Georgian of the Year, 2015, Georgian Association of Broadcasters
  • Most Influential List, 2015, James Magazine
  • Community Service Award of the Year, 2009, Atlanta Urban League
  • Friend of Farm Bureau Award, 2014, American Farm Bureau
  • Outstanding Advocate of the Year, 2016, Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association
  • Trumpet Award, 2008, Trumpet Awards Foundation

  • Albert James

  • Minister

  • Mamie Polite

Names of Grandchildren:

Kimani, Kaylin

  • 2

— Publications:

  • "How Does it Feel? And Other Poems"

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- No

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2020

Sep. 19
Aug. 8
13th Congressional District Covid-19 Drive-Thru Testing

Sat 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro, GA

Aug. 10
Congressman David Scott's 15th Annual Health Fair

Sat 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT

https://davidscott.house.gov/health-fair/