Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott
Chairman of Tampa City Council

Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott was elected to the Tampa City Council representing District 5 and assumed office on April 1, 2007.  He is a graduate of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida with a Degree in Criminal Justice.

Councilman Scott serves as a Board Member on the Metropolitan Planning Organization, Public Transportation Commission, Affordable Housing Advisory Board and Transportation Task Force.  He also serves as Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Transportation Disadvantaged Coordination Board, Vice Chairman of the Public Works and the Building, Zoning & Preservation Committees and is an Alternate on the Transportation Committee.

Dr. Scott was elected to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in 1996 and served in this capacity through 2006. He served as Chairman in November 1998, 2002 and 2003.  He has served on the Aviation Authority, Hillsborough County Hospital Authority, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, Florida State Fair Authority, Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, Tourist Development Council, Emergency Policy Board and many more boards and agencies.

Rev. Dr. Scott is the Pastor of the 34th Street Church of God where he has served as Senior Pastor for 27 years.  He and his wife Marva have been married for 32 years and have three children and nine grandchildren.