Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, has died at the age of 80, according to multiple news sources.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution firstreportedthe news, citing confirmation from Scott’s office.
Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died after nearly 50 years of elected office. He was 80 years old.
His death was confirmed by his office. Scott had filed to run for a 13th term in office this year…pic.twitter.com/WNOZxqIwle
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc)April 22, 2026
Scott had recently filed to run for a 13th term in the House of Representatives.
WAGA-TV in Atlanta alsoconfirmedScott’s passing, noting he spent nearly five decades in elected office.
Scott began his political career in the 1970s.
He served 28 years in the Georgia General Assembly before his election to the U.S. House in 2002.
Scott was born in South Carolina in 1945 and grew up working on his grandparents’ farm, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I picked the cotton, I suckered tobacco, I fed the hogs, I milked the cows,” he told the outlet. “God was preparing me way back for this significant time.”
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