David Scott

Congressman David Scott has represented Georgia’s 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003 (108th Congress-Present). Scott serves on the Financial Services Committee and is the ranking member (formerly chair) of the House Agriculture Committee. He has authored several laws, including student loan repayment assistance for law students who become public prosecutors and defenders so that those top candidates will be attracted to public service. Scott secured $80 million in funding in the 2018 Farm Bill for agriculture-focused scholarships at the 19 Historically Black 1890s Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. As a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, Scott has stood with homeowners and neighborhoods during the financial crisis. He worked to enact the program to provide struggling homeowners who are unemployed with up to 18 months of mortgage assistance. He also helped create the Home Assistance Mortgage Program (HAMP), the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), and the Making Home Affordable Program. Scott authored a law to allow insurance agents and brokers to have multi-state insurance licensing, which will provide more options for consumers. Before Congress, Scott served in the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia State Senate. Scott received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.