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Representative David Scott was elected Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee this past week. He was elected to Congress in 2002 to represent the newly established 13th Congressional District encompassing parts of Clayton, Fulton, and Douglas counties. Scott currently heads the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit and has served on the Agriculture Committee since 2003. Scott will be the first African American to lead the House Agriculture Committee. He replaces Rep. Colin Peterson, (D-MN) who failed in his reelection campaign in November.
Scott (75) was born in Ayner, South Carolina on a farm and was raised by his grandparents while his parents worked in northern states. He earned a B.A. in finance from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the Georgia House from 1974 to 1982 and in the Georgia Senate from 1983 to 2002. Rep. Scott was named the 18th most bipartisan legislator in the 114th Congress.
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