Sen. Tim Scott, 58, announces engagement to Mindy Noce

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, 58, is engaged.

The longtime bachelor announced he would marry Mindy Noce on social media late Sunday. Scott posted one photo of himself popping the question on bended knee and a second picture of Noce flashing an engagement ring.

“She said YES,” Scott captioned those photos on X. “Mindy, thank you for making me the luckiest man in the world.”

The evangelical politician also captioned the photos with a bible verse from the Book of Proverbs. Politico described Noce as a “Charleston-area interior designer and mother of three” after she appeared with Scott at a November event shortly before the senator suspended his brief bid for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. Scott said at the time he’d been dating Noce for about a year.

The Washington Post reported in September that Scott’s being a quinquagenarian bachelor was raising questions among conservative voters. Scott countered that he was in a relationship, but not one he was prepared to make public.

“I can’t imagine dragging her onto the campaign trail unless I have the intention of marrying her,” he said. “I hope that happens, to be honest with you.”

Days before proposing to Noce, Scott committed to supporting Donald Trump as the GOP candidate in November’s presidential election. That endorsement, made Friday, could help propel Trump over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Haley elevated Scott from the House of Representatives to the Senate in 2013 when Sen. Jim DeMint retired.

Trump and Haley will face off in South Carolina’s Republican primary next month. There’s speculation Trump could reward Scott’s loyalty by making the North Charleston, N.C. native his vice presidential nominee.

With News Wire Services