Kenneth Daniel Scott was born in
Mason City, Iowa, on May 11, 1930, to parents Walter and Hattie Scott. He graduated from Rockwell High School in 1948, which later merged into the
Rockwell–Swaledale Community School District. Scott later served as president of the school board for the neighboring
Meservey–Thornton Community School District, as well as on several agricultural organizations. Outside of politics, Scott was a farmer and auctioneer. A
Democrat, Scott was elected to the
Iowa House of Representatives in 1970 for
District 18, which then included his home county. He won election to the
Iowa Senate in 1972, representing
District 6 and again in 1986, this time for
District 15. ==References==