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Personal
Scott was born in Sweetwater, Texas. He received a Bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, and a Ph.D. degree in American history from Claremont Graduate University.
Scott and his wife, Lacreta, have five children, ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Career
Prior to being elected to the California Legislature, Scott served as President of Pasadena City College from 1987 to 1995 and is the first President Emeritus of the college. After his son Adam was fatally shot in 1993, Scott ordered a unilateral disarmament for PCC Campus Police Officers, which is still in place.
Scott was elected to the California State Assembly in 1996 and later elected to the State Senate in 2000.
Currently, Scott chairs the Senate Committee on Education and most recently resigned from the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education.
On May 8,2008, Scott was selected to be the 14th Chancellor of the California Community College System Office, to begin on January 1,2009.[1]
Recently, Scott introduced legislation that would ban mylar balloons in response to the Burbank Water & Power complaining about hundreds of power outages caused by mylar balloons.[2]. This had led to protests, led by KFI hosts John and Ken. [3]
Gun Control
Scott is very active in gun control. He began his gun control efforts after his son Adam was fatally shot. His son Adam, an attorney who had recently graduated from USC Law School, was at a party with friends and one of his friends had a shotgun, which he didn't know was loaded. His friend discharged the shotgun, hitting Adam and killing him.
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