AdvertisementRep. Tim Scott Named To Replace DeMint In SenateDecember 17, 2012Mark MemmottfacebookEmailGov. Nikki Haley named Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. In this file photo, Scott makes brief remarks after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the U.S. Capitol on June 2, 2011. (Getty Images)