Rick Scott
U.S. Senator from Florida
Richard Lynn Scott was born in December 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois. He attended community college and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served 29 months as a radar technician. He attended college on the GI bill, graduating with an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He earned a Juris Doctor by working his way through Southern Methodist University. He practiced in a private firm in Dallas, Texas, later becoming a venture capitalist. At one point, he was a partner with George W. Bush in co-ownership of the Texas Rangers.
Scott moved to Florida where he founded a food supplements business. Scott was elected Governor of Florida, serving eight years before being elected to the United States Senate. He assumed office in January 2019.
Scott is married to Frances Annette Holland, his high school sweetheart. They have two daughters and six grandsons. He is a founding member of the Naples Community Church.
In the News…
Birthright citizenship remains a significant topic of discussion among elected officials, courts, and policymakers, and Senator Rick Scott of Florida recently wrote an op-ed regarding birth tourism. As legal and policy questions surrounding immigration and citizenship continue to be considered at the federal level, the senator stated that foreign countries are using “a loophole in our immigration system to exploit birthright citizenship.”
Senator Scott explained, “As it stands, a citizen of a foreign adversary, like China, Russia, or Iran, can pay a surrogate mother to have their child in America, have birthright citizenship, and then take them back to a country and raise an American citizen to hate America.”
“This practice results in horrific abuse of infants and children; it also puts our national security at risk from adversarial nations that want to harm us,” Referring to recent legal developments surrounding birthright citizenship, Senator Scott discussed the Supreme Court’s June ruling and how he believes it affects the administration’s policy efforts.
Senator Scott addressed President Trump’s recent executive orders on the subject, stating, “One order clarifies and narrows who can claim automatic citizenship. The other cracks down on birth tourism by denying visas to foreigners who come here for the sole purpose of giving birth.” Senator Scott commended the president, “He did his part; now Congress needs to do ours. We need to codify laws outlawing birth tourism.”
Senator Scott concluded, “This loophole should not exist. American citizenship is worth defending. It should mean something.”
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The Honorable Rick Scott
U.S. Senator from Florida
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
