Scott also ran for the United States House of Representatives seat for California's recently formed 18th congressional district.

[4] Later that year, Scott ran for re-election as the representative for the 18th district, and easily defeated Republican challenger James F. Collins by more than 18,000 votes in a 58.9%-41.0% majority.

From 1953 to 1955, he represented U.S. Treasury official William Henry Taylor before the International Organization Employees Loyalty Board (IOELB).

Kameny worked alone after losing appeal, basing his Petition for Writ of Certiorari on a sample provided by Scott.

Although the Court denied him certiorari, On June 29, 2009, John Berry (Director of the Office of Personnel Management) formally apologized to Kameny on behalf of the United States government.

[2] Scott retired from his law practice in 1979 and lived as a resident of Sun City, California, until his death on December 21, 1991, at the age of 88.