Since when did this American businessman, politician, and the junior United States Senator serve in the Senate who currently occupies the Candy Desk?
Candy Desk The Candy Desk has been a tradition of the United States Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a particular desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The current occupant of the Candy Desk is Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey.
Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American former insurance agent and politician who is the junior United States Senator for South Carolina. A Republican, he joined the Senate in 2013 when South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley appointed him to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jim DeMint. Scott won a special election in 2014 for the final two years of DeMint's second term, and won election to a full term in 2016.