Tom Scott (politician)
Thomas Scott | |
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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 | Connecticut | April 21, 1958
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Thomas Scott (born April 21, 1958)[1] is an American politician, radio talk show host, and realtor.
Life and career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Tom Scott".
- ^ a b "Tom Scott". Hartford Courant. October 3, 1994. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Pazniokas, Mark (September 22, 1991). "Riding A Taxpayer Rebellion". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Madden, Richard L. (April 1, 1984). "Connecticut Senate pass tax bill and O'Neil signs it". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Keating, Christopher (November 20, 2014). "Capitol Caldron: Hot Summer of '91 Gave Birth to Income Tax". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Kirk (October 6, 1991). "Lawmakers Tell 40,000 at Rally Connecticut Income Tax Will Die". New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Greenberg, Brigitte (September 8, 1994). "Tom Scott jumps into governor's race". The Hour. Associated Press. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Ravo, Nick (November 7, 1990). "The 1990 Elections: Connecticut – Congressional Contests; Franks Wins House Seat, Spoiling Moffett's Comeback Effort". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (July 1, 1992). "Scott Announces Run for Congressional Seat". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Richard; Owen, Diana Marie (1998). New Media and American Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 9780195120608.
- ^ Hays, Constance L. (November 4, 1992). "The 1992 election: Connecticut–U. S. House races; Incumbents Stave Off Rivals Amid Economic Concerns". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Lender, Jon (April 22, 1993). "Leading Income Tax Foe May Get Radio Talk Show". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "The 1994 campaign: Races in Connecticut for Governor, Other Statewide Offices and Congress". New York Times. November 6, 1994.
- ^ Rabinovitz, Jonathan (September 14, 1994). "The 1994 Campaign: Connecticut; Senate Leader Loses Governor Race to Comptroller in an Upset". New York Times.
- ^ Keveney, Bill (January 20, 1995). "Tom Scott Returns to the Airwaves". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Lender, Jon (February 8, 1996). "What Happened to Eliminating the Income Tax?". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Tuhus, Melinda (July 13, 1997). "Civil Rights, Elective Office, or What?". New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Weiss, Tara (June 4, 1999). "Talk Show Host Rejects 75% Pay Cut". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Bass, Paul (November 11, 2008). "Dodd interview censored". New Haven Independent. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Bass, Paul (November 13, 2008). "Clear Channel Runs Dodd Interview—In Alabama". New Haven Independent. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (February 28, 2011). "Tom Scott, a 90s tax protester, notches a win in Meriden". Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Dixon, Ken (October 6, 2012). "McMahon, Murphy's inner circles a sharp contrast". Connecticut Post. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "About Thomas Scott". realtor.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.