Thomas Dixon: Candidate Running against Tim Scott for U.S. Senate

William Pugh, Staff Writer|March 7, 2016

SC Senatorial Democratic Candidate Thomas Dixon (left), and current Republican SC Senator, Tim Scott (right)

November 8th, 2016 Incumbent South Carolina U.S. Senator Tim Scott is going to have some fierce competition from low country Pastor, community organizer and outspoken leader, Thomas Dixon. Scott has held the seat since 2013 after being appointed by Governor Nikki Haley.

Dixon, co-founder of The Coalition: People to take Back our Community, will be running on the Democratic ticket in the November Election against Scott. “I’m not a lifelong politician,” said Dixon, adding that his life experiences and unique perspective make him a good candidate. Senator Scott ended 2015 with about $4.5 million cash; Dixon, on the other hand will be starting from scratch. Fortunately, Dixon is ready for the challenge, telling supporters “give me a dime or dollar” and that “If it takes me as much money to get elected as Tim Scott… then I don’t need to be running for office” adding “Give me $10 million for a campaign and I will shut down Tent City down and move every homeless person in this state into a home”- a noble and insightful statement.

Dixon feels that he can represent the people of SC in a way that Scott has failed to do. According to The Washington Post, Sen. Tim Scott got an F on the NAACP annual scorecard. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act; he voted to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, opposed the Congressional Black Caucus’s budget proposal and voted to delay funding a settlement between the United States and black farmers who alleged that the federal government refused them loans because of their race.

South Carolinian Congressman Jim Clyburn commented, in relation to Scott, that “If you call progress electing a person with the pigmentation that he has, who votes against the interest and aspirations of 95 percent of the black people in South Carolina, then I guess that’s progress.”

Dixon’s platform, which can be found HERE, covers his progressive stances the following points: