Bradley Scott

Bradley John Scott (born January 27, 1955) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 20th White House Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2001 and as a U.S. Senator from the Northeast from 1996 to 1997. A Republican, Scott previously served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States in 1996 and as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States from 1993 to 1996. Scott also represented the 6th district in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002.

Scott briefly ran for president as an independent in the 1996 election but dropped out due to his failure to see a path to victory. Soon after, he was nominated and swiftly confirmed as attorney general by Harvey Jones to succeed Harper Moore, who had resigned from the office. Nine months after becoming attorney general, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the expulsion of Joe Kelly. He resigned from the Senate on November 20, 1997, and was appointed to serve as chief of staff 14 months later. Scott resigned as chief of staff on January 3, 2001, to begin his service in the House of Representatives, a seat he resigned on May 22, 2002.