佐治亚州资深民主党众议员大卫·斯科特去世。他80岁了。
斯科特在2021年至2025年期间担任众议院农业委员会的最高民主党人，他在众议院任职超过23年，于2003年上任。他是众议院农业委员会的第一位黑人主席。
周二，当他作为议员投下最后一票时，他正在国会大厦。
“听到众议员大卫·斯科特去世的消息，我们都深感悲痛。二十多年来，大卫忠实地为佐治亚州第三国会选区的人民服务，他的大部分时间都在为他人服务，”众议院议长·迈克·约翰逊在X周三下午的一篇帖子中写道。
近年来，斯科特的健康状况越来越差，经常被助手推着坐在轮椅上绕着国会山转。虽然他今年竞选连任，但他筹集的资金很少，而且面临着许多初选挑战者。
在一份声明中，他的办公室表示，斯科特将“不仅因为他的领导能力，而且因为他的善良，同情和对周围人的持久影响而被人们记住。”
斯科特的去世意味着民主党将在过去24小时内失去第二位现任成员。
星期二，佛罗里达州民主党众议员希拉·切尔菲卢斯-麦考密克辞职在她之后被判违反25项家庭道德准则，包括接受不正当的竞选捐款以及将竞选资金和个人资金混在一起。女议员被起诉2025年11月，联邦大陪审团指控她盗窃联邦紧急事务管理局500万美元的资金，她被指控洗钱以支持她成功的2021年国会竞选。
Cherfilus-McCormick否认有不当行为，称这些指控是会计错误。在她的辞职声明中，这位国会女议员称这一过程为“政治迫害”
现在有212名民主党人和218名共和党人，包括与共和党进行党团会议的独立众议员凯文·凯利。现在众议院的总人数为430人，简单多数需要216票。
斯科特的死并没有改变约翰逊的优势:在第三次共和党倒戈打破他的多数席位之前，他仍然保持着两票的优势。
《亚特兰大宪法报》首先报道了斯科特死亡的消息。
Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80
Veteran Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia has died. He was 80 years old.
Scott, who served as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee from 2021 to 2025, served in the House for more than 23 years, taking office in 2003. He was the first Black chair of the House Agriculture Committee.
He was in the Capitol on Tuesday when he cast his final vote as a member.
"We are all deeply saddened by the news of Rep. David Scott’s passing. For more than two decades, David faithfully served the people of Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District and spent the majority of his life in service to others," House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote in a post on X Wednesday afternoon.
Scott was in declining health in recent years, often pushed in a wheelchair by an aide around Capitol Hill. While he was running for re-election this year, he raised very little money and faced a number of primary challengers.
In a statement, his office said Scott will be "be remembered not only for his leadership but for his kindness, compassion, and enduring impact on those around him."
Scott's death means Democrats will lose their second sitting member in the last 24 hours.
On Tuesday,Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resignedafter she wasfound guilty of 25 House ethics violations, including acceptance of improper campaign contributions and commingling of campaign and personal funds. The congresswomanwas indictedin November 2025 by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, which she is accused of laundering to support her successful 2021 congressional campaign.
Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing, excusing the allegations as an accounting error. In her resignation announcement, the congresswoman called the process a "witch hunt."
There are now 212 Democrats and 218 Republicans -- including independent Rep. Kevin Kiley who caucuses with the GOP. With the whole number of the House now at 430, 216 votes are needed for a simple majority.
Scott’s death does not change Johnson's cushion: He still maintains a two-vote edge before a third GOP defection would upset his majority.
The news of Scott’s death was first reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
