Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Testifies Before House On Departments Response To Pandemic WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Rep. David Scott (D-GA) questions Fed Chair Jerome Powell during the House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Oversight of the Treasury Department and Fed Reserve Pandemic response on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bill O'Leary-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)

By WSB Radio News Staff

ATLANTA — Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott has reportedly died after 50 years in elected office. He was 80 years old.

Scott was the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

He had filed to run for a 13th term in office this year and was facing strong challenges from well-funded Democrats in the primary.

Scott had represented Georgia’s 13th Congressional District for more than two decades.