Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80.
Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 years. He was first elected to the House in 2002 and became the first African American chair of the Agriculture Committee when he claimed the gavel for the 117th Congress, from 2021 to 2023.
Aside from the Agriculture panel, Scott also served on the Financial Services Committee.
