James A. Scott

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James Alexander Scott
Portrait of Florida legislative senator Jim Scott.jpg
Member of the
Broward County Commission
from the 4th district
In office
December 12, 2000 –November 19, 2006
Children2
Alma mater University of Kentucky (BA, JD)

James A. "Jim" Scott (born January 14, 1942) is a former member of the Florida Senate and former member of the member of the Broward County Commission. He is a member of the Republican Party. [4]

Scott was born in Pikeville, Kentucky. He attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned his BA and JD. [5]

Scott was a founding partner of the Tripp Scott law firm and is Chairman Emeritus. The firm is associated with the Republican Party of Florida. [6]

In 1976, Scott was elected to the Florida Senate. In 1994, he became President of the Florida Senate. He left the State Senate in 2000. [7]

On December 12, 2000, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Scott to the Broward County Commission. [8] He replaced Scott Cowan. [9] His term expired on November 19, 2006, after he lost reelection to Ken Keechl. [10]

After Mel Martínez resigned from the U.S. Senate in 2009, Governor Charlie Crist considered appointing Scott to fill the remainder of the vacancy. [11] Ultimately, the position went to George LeMieux.

References

  1. ↑ "Florida Senators". December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Legislator Profile Former Florida Senator James A. Scott (R)". Publiclobbytools.com. Lobbytools, Inc. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Lucy (14 February 2020). "When relationships between two political parties were kinder and gentler". Floridaphoenix.com. Florida. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former Florida Senator James A. Scott (R) | LobbyTools". public.lobbytools.com.
  5. ↑ "The Florida Senate 1994-1996" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-29.
  6. ↑ "James A. Scott Chairman Emeritus". trippscott.com. Tripp Scott. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jim A. Scott". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ↑ "Bush gives former senator Broward commission seat". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Broward County Commissioner 4 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  11. ↑ Man, Anthony (11 August 2009). "Could former Florida Senate President Jim Scott be headed to Washington?". sun-sentinel.com.
Florida Senate
Preceded by
David C. Lane
 Member of the Florida Senate
from the 31st district
1976–2000		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Florida Senate
1994–1996		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Scott Cowan
 Member of the Broward County Commission
from the 4th district
2000–2006		Succeeded by
Ken Keechl
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