Longtime Democrat David Scott, 80, suddenly died on Tuesday night after mounting concerns over his advanced age.
Scott served as a representative from Georgia for 23 years and served as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee before being replaced by Angie Craig.
He faced several primary challengers who cited concerns over his advanced age and wanted a new vision for the Democratic Party.
He is the second sitting member of Congress to die this year. Republican Doug LaMalfa from California, 65, died during surgery in January.
Scott's last vote came on Monday afternoon, when he voted for the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act just before 4:00 PM.
As news of Scott's death hit Capitol Hill, the Congressional Black Caucus was meeting where many of his colleagues learned the news.
Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, himself 81, opened the meeting with a prayer before Chair Yvette Clarke of New York addressed the caucus, per reports.
Scott's death widens the narrow GOP majority in the House, as the Democrats are down two members since the start of the week.
Longtime Democrat David Scott, 80, suddenly died after mounting concerns over his advanced age
Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Monday after allegedly stealing millions in COVID relief funds, some of which she is accused of spending on a glitzy ring.
Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, was awaiting punishment after being accused of using millions that her family's health care company received during the pandemic to fuel her political campaign.
Back in March, President Donald Trump revealed the terminal diagnosis of a member of the House GOP conference as well.
Republican congressman Neal Dunn, a father-of-three, has a terminal diagnosis, and Trump said the outlook was so grim that doctors pronounced 'he would be dead by June,' Trump told a press conference at the White House in March.
Speaker Mike Johnson, who was sitting next to the President, appeared stunned that day as Trump grinned at reporters. 'Okay, that wasn't public,' Johnson quipped at the time.
Dunn had not planned to run for reelection in 2026.