David Scott (politician)

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name = David Scott


date of birth = birth date and age|1946|06|27
place of birth = Aynor, South Carolina
state = Georgia
district = 13th
term_start = January 7, 2003
preceded = None (New District Created After 2000 Census)
succeeded = Incumbent
religion = Baptist
party = Democrat
spouse = Alfredia Scott
alma_mater=Florida A&M University, University of Pennsylvania
residence=Atlanta, Georgia
occupation=advertising executive

David A. Scott (born June 27 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 13th District of Georgia.

Early life and education

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 masters degree in business from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.Scott is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.cite web
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Business interest

Since 1978, Scott has owned Dayn-Mark Advertising, which places billboards and other forms of advertising in the Atlanta area. Scott's wife, Alfredia, now heads the business. In May 2007, it was reported that the business owes more than $150,000 in back taxes and penalties. [cite news
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accessdate = 2008-05-26] Scott's campaigns have paid the company more than $500,000 since 2002 for office rent, printing, T-shirts, and other services. He has also paid his wife, two daughters, and son-in-law tens of thousands of dollars for campaign work such as fund raising and canvassing. In 2007, David Scott was named one of the 22 most corrupt members of Congress by the political watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. [cite news
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Political career

Scott served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1982 to 2002. Scott was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2002; he was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. He has been a member of Committee of Agriculture and several of its subcommittees since being elected to the House. Scott is a Blue Dog Democrat and a member of the New Democrat Coalition.cite web
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Committee Assignments

*Financial Services Committee
**Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
**Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
*Foreign Affairs Committee
**Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee
**Vice-chair of the Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittee
*Agriculture Committee
**Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
**Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
*NATO Parliamentary Assembly
*Co-Chair of the Democratic Study Group on National Security

Other issues

Scott is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04777: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4777] ] and voted for H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04411: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4411] ] In 2008, he opposed H.R. 5767, the Payment Systems Protection Act (a bill that sought to place a moratorium on enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act while the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve defined "unlawful Internet gambling").

References

External links

* [http://davidscott.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman David Scott] , U.S. House siteCongLinks
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* [http://www.davidscottforcongress.com/ U.S. Congressman David Scott] , Campaign site