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title: "Tim Scott launching 2024 presidential exploratory committee"
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# Tim Scott launching 2024 presidential exploratory committee

> (Bloomberg) -- Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina is taking another step toward challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

By Bloomberg · Published 12 April 2023, 06:56 SAST · Updated 12 April 2023, 07:55 SAST

## Key points
- Scott is taking a huge leap of faith as he prepares to launch an exploratory committee for a presidential run, and his journey through early-voting states is sure to be one to watch. Will this be the ride that takes him all the way to the White House?
- Tim Scott to launch exploratory committee for 2024 presidential race
- Scott scheduled to appear in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina this week
- He is one of three Black senators and the only Republican
- Other Republicans considering White House campaigns include Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson and Ron DeSantis

## Content

Scott plans to launch an exploratory committee on Wednesday that would allow him to begin raising money toward a presidential campaign, according to a person familiar with his plans. The Post & Courier in South Carolina was first to report his decision.

“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking the past few months,” Scott said in an email on Tuesday night to supporters. “From all this and through self reflection and prayer, I’ve decided to make a major announcement tomorrow.”

Scott, 57, who was reelected last November to what he said would be his final six-year term, had been taking steps to run for the White House, including visiting early-voting states. He’s scheduled to appear in Iowa on Wednesday, New Hampshire on Thursday and South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.

Scott is one of three Black senators and the only one who’s a Republican. First elected in 2013, he often refers to his early struggles, growing up poor in North Charleston, and the inspiration he drew from his mother and others to overcome them.

Before winning election to the Senate, he was a congressman and a member of the South Carolina House.

Aside from Trump, other Republicans who have entered the 2024 Republican race include former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson. Several other prominent Republicans, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, are considering White House campaigns.