In pictures: US Sen. Tim Scott

US Sen. Tim Scott attends an event in North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2016.

A young Scott is seen with his aunt in the mid-1960s.

A photo of Scott is seen in a 1981 R. B Stall High School yearbook before an event on May 22, 2023 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Scott graduated in 1983.

Scott posted this high school yearbook photo to Facebook in 2015. He went on to attend Presbyterian College before graduating from Charleston Southern University in 1988. He majored in political science.

Scott poses for a photo with his nephew Ben at an NBA playoff game in 1998. At the time, he was a member of the Charleston County Council. A couple of years earlier, he ran for a Senate seat in the South Carolina General Assembly.

Scott, campaigning for a seat in the US House of Representatives, speaks with supporter Carol Kinsman at a restaurant in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in June 2010. In 2008, Scott had won a seat in South Carolina's House of Representatives.

Scott celebrates after he defeated Democrat Ben Frasier to win a US House seat in November 2010. With his victory, Scott became the first Black Republican from South Carolina to be elected to Congress since Reconstruction.

Scott and fellow Rep. Trey Gowdy sit in Scott's office on Capitol Hill in December 2012. A few days later, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced that she would be appointing Scott to replace retiring US Sen. Jim DeMint.

Scott is flanked by Haley and US Sen. Lindsey Graham after a groundbreaking event for the inland port in Greer, South Carolina, in March 2013.

Scott accepts a T-shirt from Abbeville County Fire Marshal Dan Edatt during a visit in August 2013. Scott was finishing up a tour of all of South Carolina's 46 counties. He won an election the next year to serve the final two years of DeMint's term.

Scott hugs a group of students visiting Washington, DC, in February 2015.

Scott talks with family members of those killed in a Charleston church shooting in June 2015.

Scott hosts a town hall event in Columbia, South Carolina, as presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to voters in September 2015.

Scott appears at a campaign rally for US Sen. Marco Rubio in February 2016. Scott endorsed Rubio for president.

Scott waits in line to vote in Hanahan, South Carolina, in November 2016. He won reelection that year.

Scott chats with Betsy DeVos at her confirmation hearing to become the next education secretary in January 2017.

Scott takes a photo of President Trump during a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in February 2017.

From left, US Sens. Cory Booker and Scott joke with Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin during an economics session for the US Conference of Mayors in January 2018.

Scott, gets his hair cut by Charles Swint Jr., who has been cutting Scott's hair in North Charleston since Scott was 1 year old.

Scott plays basketball at a gym in Goose Creek, South Carolina, in January 2018.

Scott speaks at a Capitol Hill event honoring the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass' birth in February 2018. Douglass, born into slavery, became an abolitionist and one of the leading social reformers of his time.

US Sen. Richard Shelby points to an electrified rail as Scott steps across the Senate subway track in August 2018.

Trump reaches out to Scott in June 2019 as he signs an executive order establishing a White House Council on eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing. At left is former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.

Scott waits for his ride after a Senate Republican Policy luncheon in July 2019.

An image of Scott is projected onto a home in Rochester, New York, as Scott speaks during the Republican National Convention in August 2020. The convention was virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scott pleads with a supporter to vote for US Sen. Kelly Loeffler during a campaign event in Doraville, Georgia, in October 2020.

Scott stops to look at damage at the US Capitol on the morning after the riot on January 6, 2021.

Scott and other Republican senators prepare for a news conference in July 2021. Graham, right, organized the conference to criticize what he called a Senate Democrats "spending spree."

Scott submits his ballot during early voting in Hanahan, SC in October 2022. He was once again reelected.

Scott shows his socks to a reporter as he arrives for a meeting with fellow Senate Republicans in November 2022.

Scott is ceremonially sworn into office by Vice President Kamala Harris in January 2023. Scott's mother, Frances, is holding the Bible. When Scott announced an exploratory committee in April 2023, he emphasized his evangelical faith, his race and his experience growing up as the son of a single mother.

Scott formally announces his presidential run in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, in May 2023. "Our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing," Scott said. "Victimhood or victory? Grievance or greatness? I choose freedom and hope and opportunity."

Scott joins Trump at a Fox News town hall in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in February 2024. After Scott dropped out of the presidential race in November 2023, he would go on to endorse Trump.