Paul Scott is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 111. Scott was first elected in 2024 to the seat left open when longtime House Speaker Tim Moore ran for Congress, winning a four-way Republican primary with about 34 percent of the vote and the general election with about 74 percent. Scott took office on January 1, 2025. The district includes parts of Cleveland and Rutherford counties.1
Scott was born in Hillsborough County, Florida, and was ordained by First Baptist Church of Riverview, Florida. Scott holds a master of business administration degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. A resident of Ellenboro, Scott has been senior pastor of Big Springs Baptist Church for more than fifteen years and earlier worked as a client technologies architect for Duke University Health System. For over a decade Scott has also been a volunteer firefighter with the Polkville Volunteer Fire Department, and Scott serves as a chaplain and crisis negotiator for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Scott was elected to the Rutherford County Board of Education in 2022 and served on it until joining the legislature.
In the 2025–2026 session, Scott sits on the House committees on Alcoholic Beverage Control; Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs; Finance; and Health, along with the select committees on Blockchain and Digital Assets and on Helene Recovery. Scott is also a member of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force. Scott has listed constitutional rights, education, drug addiction and support for law-abiding citizens among legislative priorities.
