A self-identified strong proponent of individual rights and liberties, she has been a featured speaker at Tea Party events in Everett, Monroe, Olympia, and Puyallup from Tax Day 2009 until the present, speaking to audiences as large as four thousand people.

[citation needed] In 2009, Scott served on the Edmonds Citizens' Levy Review Committee, where she argued against a proposed multimillion-dollar tax increase.

[5] In the top-two primary Scott bested two fellow candidates, a Republican and an independent, to advance to the general election against incumbent democrat Marko Liias.

[6] She was endorsed by state Republican leaders including then Attorney General Rob McKenna and U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi.

[10] In 2015, Elizabeth Scott announced her candidacy for Washington's First Congressional District, held by incumbent Suzan DelBene.