Sen. Tim Scott’s appearance at Charleston Southern University on Monday is billed only as a “major announcement,” but his presidential exploratory committee has already filed to change its name to “Tim Scott for America,” launched a $6 million ad campaign and announced plans to visit Iowa and New Hampshire later in the week.
So as the South Carolina Republican formally becomes the first — and perhaps only — member of Congress to throw his or her hat into the 2024 presidential contest, here are five things to know about what he’s done since winning an open House seat in 2010, being appointed to a vacant Senate seat in 2013 and subsequently winning three statewide elections.
Anti-lynching law
