David Scott (Georgia)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 13th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | None (New District Created After 2000 Census) |
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David Albert Scott June 27, 1945 Aynor, South Carolina |
| Nationality | Anerican |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alfredia Scott |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University, University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | advertising executive |
| Religion | Baptist |
David Albert Scott (born June 27, 1945) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district, serving since 2003. The district includes the southern fourth of Atlanta, as well as several of its suburbs to the south and west. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Scott was born in Aynor, South Carolina and attended high school in Daytona Beach, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from Florida A&M University, and a master's degree in business from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Scott is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Scott served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1982 to 2002.
Scott is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition.
Scott was the lead sponsor on the following legislation:
Scott was ranked as the 18th most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress (and the second most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy that ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship (by measuring the frequency each member's bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each member's co-sponsorship of bills by members of the opposite party).
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