Senate appointment from S. Carolina

[Clifford Black]

WASHINGTON — Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina on Monday selected Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, an appointment that will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the South since the late 19th century.

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[Adisa]

Timothy Eugene "Tim" Scott, who has represented South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2011, will become the first black Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate since Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) left his seat in 1979. He will also be the state's first African American senator since the 19th century, as well as the only African American in the Senate. (Huffington Post)

Tim Scott (born September 19, 1965) is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district and the United States Senator-designate for South Carolina. Elected in November 2010 to the 112th Congress, he is the first Republican African-American Representative from South Carolina since 1901.