The previous longest-serving black senator was former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, who served two full terms from 1967 to 1979.
“As we begin the 119th Congress, Senate Republicans have high enthusiasm and are focused on delivering for the American people,” Scott said in a statement provided to the Washington Examiner.
Scott, the first elected black senator from the South, is the first black person to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. After serving in the House from 2011 until 2013, Scott was appointed to the Senate by then-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley after former Sen. Jim DeMint resigned. He was elected in 2014 to fill the rest of DeMint’s term and won reelection to his first full term in 2016.
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