The Atlanta Democrat was 80 years outdated and had filed to run for a thirteenth time period in Congress.
U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks as he sits together with visitor audio system from a number of authorities companies, at Christian City, in Union City. Christian City, a native nonprofit with a 500-acre campus designed to uplift susceptible residents, hosted a meet and greet with Scott. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2023)
Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, the primary Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died after almost 50 years of elected workplace. He was 80 years outdated.
His dying was confirmed by his workplace. Scott had filed to run for a thirteenth time period in workplace this yr however was dealing with sturdy challenges from well-funded Democrats within the major.
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U.S. Rep. David Scott is internet hosting his annual well being truthful on Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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021218 – ATLANTA, GA — David Scott (cq), left, laughs along with his spouse Alfredia (cq) as she tells of how he courted her with poetry after they have been each in faculty. They have been married for 32 years. For profile on Rep. David Scott as he prepares to maneuver to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photos shot Dec. 18, 2002 (JEAN SHIFRIN/AJC employees)
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Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, Sen. David Scott, D-Atlanta, and Sen. Ed Harbison, D-Columbus, from left, confer in the state Senate in Atlanta on Monday, March 6, 2000. (AP Photo/Alan Mothner)
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U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks as he sits together with different visitor audio system from Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran Affairs, Internal Revenue Service, and different authorities companies, at Christian City, Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Union City. Christian City, a native nonprofit with a 500-acre campus designed to uplift susceptible residents, is internet hosting a meet and greet with Congressman David Scott, U.S. consultant for Georgia’s thirteenth District.
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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the “Politically Georgia” podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the affect that choices made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.
