He had a date for the debate.
Sen. Tim Scott debuted his mystery girlfriend Wednesday on the stage at the third GOP presidential primary debate in Miami amid growing curiosity over the lifelong bachelor’s love life and apprehension among donors.
Scott was joined by his gal pal of “about a year” — identified by his campaign as Mindy Noce — onstage after the debate to pose for a photo.
Noce is a Charleston-based design and renovation consultant and the mom of three kids, according to an online company bio.
The 58-year-old South Carolina Republican has never been married and was believed to be single until he casually mentioned his girlfriend at an event in May.
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Many presidential candidates show off their significant others and families on the campaign trail in an effort to appeal to voters and seem personable.
Scott’s boarded-up dating life led some in the party fixated on family values to have questions — if not reservations.
The last time the US had an unmarried president was more than 139 years ago.
After the Washington Post published a deep dive into the candidate’s love life in September and was unable to independently confirm the existence of his reported girlfriend as his campaign refused to name her, Scott was asked at an event if he had “any special lady” in his life.
He confirmed that he is “dating a lovely Christian girl” who he met through a friend from church.
