Rep. David Scott (D-GA) died Wednesday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Scott, 80, was first elected to the House in 2002 to represent Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. The seat, which includes parts of Atlanta and its suburbs, is safely Democratic. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris carried the district by 43 percentage points over President Donald Trump in 2024.
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Scott has suffered from poor health in recent years, even using a wheelchair to traverse the Capitol. The Georgia Democrat was running for reelection at the time of his death.
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