Elderly Lawmakers and Governance

Rep. David Scott, an 80-year-old Georgia Democrat, has died while seeking re-election, becoming the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office. He was seeking a 13th term and faced a May 19 primary when he died. Scott first won office in the Georgia House in 1974 and the state Senate in 1982 before winning election to Congress, where he served more than two decades. He chaired the House Agriculture Committee during the first two years of the Biden administration and later became its ranking member. Outlets said details about the cause and timing of his death have not yet been released.