James A. "Jim" Scott (born January 14, 1942) is a former member of the Florida Senate and former member of the member of the Broward County Commission. He is a member of the

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. Scott was born in

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. He attended the

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, where he earned his BA and JD. In 1976, Scott was elected to the Florida Senate. In 1994, he became President of the Florida Senate. He left the State Senate in 2000. On December 12, 2000, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Scott to the Broward County Commission. He replaced Scott Cowan. His term expired on November 19, 2006, after he lost reelection to Ken Keechl. After

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resigned from the U.S. Senate in 2009, Governor

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considered appointing Scott to fill the remainder of the vacancy. Ultimately, the position went to George LeMieux.

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