James A. Scott

James Alexander Scott
Member of the
Broward County Commission
from the 4th district
In office
December 12, 2000 – November 19, 2006
Preceded byScott Cowan
Succeeded byKen Keechl
President of the Florida Senate
In office
November 22, 1994 – November 19, 1996
Preceded byPat Thomas
Succeeded byToni Jennings
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 31st district
In office
November 16, 1976 – November 21, 2000
Preceded byDavid C. Lane[1]
Succeeded byDebby P. Sanderson
Personal details
Born (1942-01-14) January 14, 1942 (age 82)
Pikeville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Janice Ann Suskey[2]
(m. 1966; died 2004)
(m. 2020)
[3]
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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]

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.[6]

On December 12, 2000, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Scott to the Broward County Commission.[7] He replaced Scott Cowan.[8] His term expired on November 19, 2006, after he lost reelection to Ken Keechl.[9]

After Mel Martínez resigned from the U.S. Senate in 2009, Governor Charlie Crist considered appointing Scott to fill the remainder of the vacancy.[10] Ultimately, the position went to George LeMieux.

  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. ^ https://www.flsenate.gov/UserContent/Publications/SenateHandbooks/pdf/94-96_Senate_Handbook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jim A. Scott". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Bush gives former senator Broward commission seat". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - Broward County Commissioner 4 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  10. ^ Man, Anthony (11 August 2009). "Could former Florida Senate President Jim Scott be headed to Washington?". sun-sentinel.com.