Jeb Bush, Scott Walker among upcoming guests at Tim Scott 2016 town halls

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and retired surgeon Ben Carson are among the next 10 Republican presidential hopefuls attending town halls held by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott ahead of the S.C. primary in February.

Scott also announced dates for chats with Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ran Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida as well as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania.

Current 2016 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was not among the announcements Monday. Scott’s campaign said the Republican senator from North Charleston is working to schedule other GOP White House candidates.

Scott held his first town hall with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee earlier this month.

Here is the schedule Scott’s campaign announced Monday. Some event times will be announced later:

▪  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Wofford College in Spartanburg (6 p.m., Aug. 20)

▪  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Seawells in Columbia (9 a.m., Aug. 27)

▪  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Newberry Opera House in Newberry (1 p.m., Sept. 2)

▪  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston (6 p.m., Sept. 7)

▪  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Myrtle Beach (9 a.m., Sept. 28)

▪  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Charleston (Oct. 24)

▪  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Rock Hill (Nov. 6)

▪  Ben Carson, Bob Jones University in Greenville (Nov. 13)

▪  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Lexington (Nov 20)

▪  Texas Sen Ted Cruz, Greenville (Dec. 7)

This story was originally published July 27, 2015 at 10:47 AM.