Senator Tim Scott sings "Hold On To Your Dreams"

US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) sang "Hold On To Your Dreams" at RB Stall High School in North Charleston, SC to the student body. Although he admits he left his singing voice in Washington, DC.

Senator Scott graduated RB Stall in 1983. In his speech, he recounts being in high school and the difficulties and uncertain future he faced while growing up in a single parent household.

Senator Scott is a native of the City of North Charleston. Sworn in on January 3, 2013, he is one of eight African-American members to have ever served in the US Senate. Senator Scott was elected in 2010 to the 112th Congress and served as the 1st Republican African-American Representative from South Carolina since 1897.

Mayor Summey releases statement on Rep. Scott's selection to US Senate

North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey released the following statement today, December 17, 2012, regarding Representative Tim Scott’s selection to serve South Carolina in the United State Senate.

From Mayor Summey:

“Today is a proud day for the City of North Charleston. On behalf of our City, I offer heartfelt congratulations to Representative Tim Scott as Governor Nikki Haley’s selection to replace Senator Jim DeMint in the United States Senate. 

There are few stories as inspiring as Tim Scott’s. He grew up here in North Charleston in a single-parent household of humble means, but through hard work and determination, he became a successful businessman and is now set to serve as North Charleston’s first United States Senator. 

I have had the pleasure of working with Representative Scott for many, many years, and have learned that at his core, it is the community and his fellow South Carolinians that he works for every day. We can all be assured that North Charleston and our great state will continue to be well represented in Washington.”

Boeing’s trial against the NLRB; Mayor Summey & Rep. Scott discuss on FOX Business

North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey and Rep. Tim Scott, (R-S.C.), discuss Boeing’s trial against the NLRB with Tracy Byrnes on the Fox Business Channel.