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South Carolina House of Representatives
Keishan M. Scott
State Representative
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
33
/ 100
F
Raw: 28 of 86 dynamic max
· 43 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
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✝ God First
14/ 70
🏛️ State First
14/ 30
National Rank
#4,494 of 8,776 · bottom 48.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 9, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Evangelical Protestant (Seacoast Church, Charleston — nondenominational evangelical)
Education: B.S. Political Science, Charleston Southern University (1988)
Birthplace: North Charleston, South Carolina
Background: Former insurance agent and financial advisor. Former Charleston County Council member and U.S. House member. Only Black Republican in Senate. 2024 presidential candidate. Appointed in 2013.
X / Twitter: @SenatorTimScott
Heritage Action lifetime ~85% — one of Senate's most conservative members. NRA A grade. Only Black Republican senator. Evangelical Protestant at Seacoast Church (nondenominational megachurch). Says 'I see myself first as a biblical leader.' Fellowship of Christian Athletes helped him discover faith. 2024 presidential candidate — ran on faith and optimism; suspended campaign Nov 2023 and endorsed Trump. Was famously single and celibate — married Mindy Noce in Aug 2024. Appointed to Senate by Nikki Haley in 2013. Proposed Opportunity Zones (included in 2017 tax bill). Despite strong conservative record, does not align with Christian nationalist framing — scores 0 on PCH/CBG due to pluralist optimism and Black evangelical identity.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
FALSE (0)
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
FALSE (0)
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
FALSE (0)
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
FALSE (0)
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
FALSE (0)
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
FALSE (0)
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
FALSE (0)
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