Thomas Scott (born April 21, 1958)[1] is an American politician, radio talk show host, and realtor.
Thomas Scott | |
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 Scott in 2010 | |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 7, 1981 – January 9, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Prete |
| Succeeded by | Max S. Case |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1958 Connecticut |
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Life and career
Born in 1958, Scott attended Southern Connecticut State University but did not graduate.[2]
He was first elected to the Connecticut Senate in 1980, becoming at 22 the youngest state senator ever seated.[3] He served in the Senate from 1981 to 1991 as a Republican from Milford.[2][4]
Scott was known for his vehement opposition to the income tax[5] and led a protest of 40,000 people against it in 1991.[3][6][7]
He sought a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district in 1990, losing to Democrat Rosa DeLauro.[3][8] He then founded the Connecticut Taxpayers Committee.[3][9] Scott faced DeLauro in a re-match in 1992 and lost again.[10][11]
After leaving the state legislature, he worked as a real estate broker and, starting in 1993, a radio talk show host for WPOP.[12] He contested the 1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election as an independent and lost.[13][14] In January 1995, Scott returned to radio, hosting a show on WTIC;[15] he subsequently moved to WELI.[16] He hosted the radio show Off Center with Roger Vann, until Vann left the station in 1999.[17][18]
In July 2008, Scott rejoined WELI. That October, he interviewed United States Senator Chris Dodd. WELI chose not to air the interview due to disagreements between co-host and producer Ryan Gorman and Scott, which led to Scott leaving the station.[19] WERC in Birmingham, Alabama, another Clear Channel Communications affiliate station, later posted the interview to its website.[20]
In 2011, Scott aided the successful state Senate campaign of Len Suzio.[21] He joined Linda McMahon's second U.S. Senate campaign in February 2012.[22]
As of 2024, Scott is a realtor in Milford, Connecticut.[23]