Al Scott | |
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Labor Commissioner of Georgia | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
Preceded by | Ray Hollingsworth |
Succeeded by | David Poythress |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office 1982–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Savannah,Georgia,US |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Armstrong State University |
Al Scott (born 1947) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor from 1991 to 1992. He was the African American to hold a non-judicial Constitutional Office in Georgia history. Scott is a Democrat from Savannah.
Born ad raised in poverty in Savannah,Georgia,Scott attended Beach High School and Armstrong State University. [1] He deployed to Korea after being drafted into the U.S. Army. [2] He worked for the Union Camp Corporation from 1968 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2006,rising to executive roles. [1]
Scott represented District 123 in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1976 to 1982 and represented the 2nd District of the Georgia State Senate from 1982 to 1990,becoming the first African American elected to the Senate from Chatham County. Considered a pro-business moderate Democrat, [3] Scott served on the House Reapportionment Committee,sponsored bills requiring mortgage companies to pay interest on escrow accounts,and advanced efforts to establish the Georgia Children's Trust Fund. [2]
In 1990,Governor Zell Miller appointed Scott to the office of Labor Commissioner,in which he served from 1991 to 1992. [1] As Commissioner,Scott held taxes and fees steady and secured passage of the first major revision to Georgia's employment security law in fifty years. Former Georgia Secretary of State David Poythress defeated Scott in the Democratic primary and went on to win the 1992 general election. [4]
In 2012,Scott was elected chair of the Chatham County Commissioners,becoming the first African American to hold this office. [2] He was reelected in 2016 but opted not to run for a third term in 2020. [5] He led the Savannah branch of the NAACP for many years. [3]
He also served on the board of directors of the Georgia Ports Authority,the State Board of Education,the BB&T Bank Community Board,the Southern State Energy Board,the Boy Scouts of America,and Hospice Savannah. [2]
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