South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will appoint Rep. Tim Scott to take Jim DeMint’s seat in the U.S. Senate, the New York Times and CNN are reporting.
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Scott would become the first African-American to represent the state of South Carolina in the Senate. He would also be the only African-American in the Senate.
Scott is a Republican, first elected in 2010 to represent South Carolina’s 1st District.
Haley will officially announce the pick at noon ET. We’ll have updates as they come.
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