Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80 while seeking reelection

NewsWorldAmericasGeorgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80 while seeking reelectionThe announcement of Scott’s death occurred during the Congressional Black Caucus’ weekly luncheon on Capitol HillBill Barrow, Matt Brown & Jeff AmyWednesday 22 April 2026 19:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963001","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/david-scott-congressman-dead-dies-georgia-b2963001.html","title":"Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80 while seeking reelection"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-8506","index":0}Scott was pursuing his 13th term in Congress (Reuters)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSou...