Martin Scott is an American businessman, educator, politician, and pastor from Georgia. Scott is a former

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

member of the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...

from District 2.

Early life

Scott was born in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

Education

Scott earned a degree from Shorter College and Chattanooga State. Scott earned an MBA from

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university located in the state of Georgia with two different campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in Kennesaw and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was fou ...

Career

Scott is a businessman, former teacher and realtor. On November 2, 2004, Scott won the election and became a

member of

for District 2. Scott defeated Sadie Morgan with 69.16% of the votes. On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Scott won the election and continued serving District 2. Scott defeated Sadie Morgan with 67.10% of the votes. On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Scott won the election and continued serving District 2. Scott defeated Sadie Morgan with 70.94% of the votes. On November 2, 2010, as an incumbent, Scott won the election unopposed and continued serving District 2. In 2012, Scott founded River City Church in

Rossville, Georgia Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,980 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office has been in operation at Rossville since ...

. Scott is the lead pastor.

Personal life

Scott's wife is Jane Scott. They have four children. Scott and his family live in

References

External links

Georgia House of Representatives bio

Martin Scott at ballotpedia.org

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