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Rick Scott
Richard Lynn Scott, born in 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois, is an American businessman and Republican politician.
- Born
- 1952 (73 years), Bloomington
- Party
- Republican Party
- Office
- United States senator 2019–
- Education
- University of Missouri–Kansas City, Southern Methodist University
- Website
- rickscott.senate.gov
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Ideology: conservatism
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He co-founded the hospital company Columbia Hospital Corporation, served as Governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019 and has been a U.S. Senator from Florida since 2019. He is named among the possible contenders in the 2028 US presidential election.
Career
Scott studied at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (BBA, 1975) and Southern Methodist University law school. In 1988 he co-founded Columbia Hospital Corporation, which merged with HCA to form Columbia/HCA, and he later founded the Solantic urgent care clinics. He was elected Governor of Florida in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He won a Senate seat in 2018 against Bill Nelson and was re-elected in 2024 against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by more than 12 points. Since January 2025 he chairs the Senate Aging Committee.
- United States senator 2019–
- Governor of Florida 2011–2019
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Photo: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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Presidential Election Winner 2028
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | 20% | ||
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Left | 36 | 13% |
| Jon Ossoff | Centre-left | 39 | 10% |
| Gavin Newsom | Centre-left | 58 | 8% |
| Marco Rubio | Right | 55 | 6% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | ||
| Josh Shapiro | Centre-left | 53 | 3% |
| Ron DeSantis | Right | 48 | 3% |
| Pete Buttigieg | Centre-left | 44 | 3% |
| Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson | 54 | 2% | |
| Tucker Carlson | Right | 57 | 2% |
| Rick Scott | Right | 73 | <1% |