{"id":1999610,"date":"2023-08-13T20:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T00:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-scott-dead-south-carolina-state-senator-dies-at-69\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T20:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T00:51:53","slug":"john-scott-dead-south-carolina-state-senator-dies-at-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-scott-dead-south-carolina-state-senator-dies-at-69\/","title":{"rendered":"John Scott, a South Carolina state senator, passes away at 69."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-scott-dead-south-carolina-state-senator-dies-at-69%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999610&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>South \u2064Carolina\u2062 State Sen. John Scott Passes Away\u2063 at 69<\/h2>\n<p>South Carolina State Sen. \u2062John Scott,\u2063 a Democratic lawmaker who had been an elected leader for over 30 years, has sadly passed away at the age of\u200b 69. He was being treated at the Medical University \u2062of South Carolina hospital, and\u200b the\u200c cause of his death is currently\u2064 unknown. Earlier\u2063 this year, Scott had \u2062experienced some trouble \u2063with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-scott-dead-south-carolina-state-senator-dies-at-69\/\" title=\"John Scott, a South Carolina state senator, passes away at 69.\">blood clot issues<\/a>, \u2062but it is unclear if this was related.<\/p>\n<h3>A Legacy of Service<\/h3>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-commerce-secretary-is-a-former-venture-capitalist-but-some-gopers-warn-shell-be-soft-on-china\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Commerce Secretary Is A Former Venture Capitalist, But Some GOPers Warn She\u2019ll Be \u2018Soft On China\u2019\">political career began<\/a> \u2064in\u2063 1990 when he was first elected to the state House. \u200bHe continued to serve as a state representative\u2064 until he won the state senate\u2062 race in 2008. Throughout his time in office, Scott made significant contributions to the state of South\u2063 Carolina.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He served on multiple committees for the state \u2062Senate,\u200d including the Senate\u2019s Banking and\u200c Insurance committee, Education committee, \u200dFinance committee, Labor, Commerce and Industry committee, and the Legislative Oversight and Medical\u200c Affairs committee.<\/li>\n<li>Scott played a key\u2063 role\u2063 in the \u2064creation of the\u200c state&#8217;s education lottery in \u200b2002, \u200cwhich \u200daimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana\/\" title=\"Eli Lilly donates 0K for scholarships aiding undocumented students in Indiana.\">provide college scholarships<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His\u200d dedication\u200d and hard work earned him \u2062the respect and admiration of his colleagues and constituents alike.<\/p>\n<h3>A Heartfelt Farewell<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200dnews of Scott&#8217;s passing was met with deep sadness and condolences\u200d from\u200b his family, friends, and fellow politicians. A statement \u200breleased\u200d by the Senate president\u2019s office on \u2063behalf of Scott&#8217;s family read, \u201cIt is with great sadness\u200b that we announce the \u2064passing of\u2062 our \u200cbeloved husband, father, \u200dson, and\u200d brother, Senator John L Scott. Jr., who passed away peacefully while surrounded by family \u2064and close friends. We ask the community to keep his family in prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Governor Henry McMasters also expressed his \u200bcondolences, acknowledging \u200cScott&#8217;s significant impact on the state. &#8220;With \u200bover 30 years of \u200dservice in the General Assembly, \u200dhe \u200dhas\u200b had a profound\u200b impact on Richland County and all \u200cof South Carolina.\u2064 He will be \u200ddeeply missed. May God bless him and his family,&#8221; said Gov. McMasters.<\/p>\n<h3>A Special Election to Fill the Void<\/h3>\n<p>In \u200dlight\u2064 of Scott&#8217;s passing, a special election will be held to fill \u200chis seat. \u2064The process\u200d will involve filing \u2062for \u200bthe vacant \u200dseat, followed \u2064by a primary\u200d election approximately three months later. The special election \u200ditself will take place roughly \u2063five months after the \u2064vacancy, as outlined by the \u200cstate legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Scott\u200c leaves behind\u200b a lasting legacy\u200c of public service and dedication\u200d to his\u2062 community. His contributions \u2063will not be \u2062forgotten, and\u200d he will be\u200c deeply missed by all who knew him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina State Sen. John Scott, a long-serving Democratic leader, passed away at 69 at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital. The cause of his death is currently unknown, but he had previously faced blood clot problems. Scott&#8217;s political career spanned over 30 years, leaving a significant impact on the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1999611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}