Scott Beason was born on October 13,1969 and is an American talk radio host and a Republican former member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 17th District from 2006 to 2014.
23 Facts About Scott Beason
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Scott Beason ran unsuccessfully in 2012 against incumbent Spencer Bachus for the GOP nomination for the US House of Representatives in Alabama's 6th congressional district.
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Scott Beason unsuccessfully sought the nomination to the same seat in 2014.
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From 1998 to 2006, Beason was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
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Scott Beason was a geologist from 1993 to 1997, having been employed by Bondurant Environmental Consulting.
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Scott Beason currently owns Custom Renovators and Old South Construction.
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Scott Beason lost in the primary to incumbent State Representative Jack Biddle 60 to 40 percent.
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Scott Beason won re-election in 2002 in the newly redistricted 51st district.
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Scott Beason broke with his own party to oppose Amendment One, which would have allegedly been the largest tax increase in Alabama's history.
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On January 31,2014, Scott Beason announced that he would not stand for re-election to a third term.
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Scott Beason has voted for a bill to require the Alabama driver's license exam to be given in English only.
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Scott Beason supported a constitutional amendment making English the official language of Alabama.
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Scott Beason was the senate sponsor of Alabama's controversial immigration law, parts of which took effect in late September 2011.
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Scott Beason was a chief prosecution witness in the 2011 trial of nine individuals for allegedly attempting to exchange votes for campaign contributions.
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Scott Beason wore a recording device to surreptitiously record his colleagues in the Alabama state senate.
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Scott Beason was roundly criticized in the Montgomery Advertiser for introducing an "unwise and unwarranted" bill that would make the position of state superintendent for education an elected position.
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On January 12,2012, Scott Beason held at a press conference at the Alabama GOP Headquarters, at which he announced his candidacy in the March 13,2012 Republican primary for Alabama's 6th congressional district, in which he opposed US Representative Spencer Bachus.
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Previously, Scott Beason was subject to speculation that he might run for governor in 2014 or 2018.
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Scott Beason did not have to give up his state senate seat to run for Congress; Alabama state senators serve four-year terms, and Scott Beason was not up for reelection again until 2014.
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Scott Beason did not specifically rule out running for the Congressional seat.
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For most of his time on the show, Scott Beason hosted the first hour by himself, with Yellowhammer News publisher Cliff Sims joining Scott Beason for the second hour.
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Sims left Yellowhammer in 2017 to join the Donald Trump administration, and Scott Beason left the show to host his own show in the time slot prior to Yellowhammer Radio, from 9 to 11 am weekdays.
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Scott Beason is a member of the Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee and the Alabama Republican Executive Committee.