Robert C. Scott
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| In office 1993 - present |
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| Preceded by | Tom Bliley |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | April 30, 1947 (age 59) Washington, DC |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | divorced |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott (born April 30, 1947) is a Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, currently representing the state's 3rd Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. (map) The district takes in most of Richmond, along with parts of Norfolk, Hampton and Scott's home in Newport News. He is of African American, white American and Filipino descent.
Scott was born in Washington, D.C.. He graduated from Harvard University and Boston College Law School. Scott was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1977 and he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1982. He first ran for Congress in 1986 from the 1st District, which included his home in Newport News, but lost to Republican Herb Bateman. But, in 1992, he was elected to the Congress in Virginia's 3rd District, which was created after the Department of Justice directed the Virginia legislature to draw a black-majority district after the 1990 census. He is the first African American Representative from Virginia since Reconstruction, and has been reelected five times with no substantive opposition. Also, having a maternal grandfather of Filipino ancestry gives Rep. Scott the distinction of being the first American with Filipino heritage to serve in the United States Congress.
Scott is opposed to the Death Penalty and the Patriot Act. He was one of three representatives to vote against a resolution condemning the Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow decision regarding the Pledge of Allegiance. Scott didn't have Republican opposition in 2000, 2002, or 2006. He faced former State Delegate Winsome Sears in the 2004 election, and won with 69% of the vote. He considered a run for Governor of Virginia but was persuaded not to run for that office.
Scott is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
Scott's annual Labor Day picnic, generally held at his mother's residence in Newport News, VA, is a major campaign stop for statewide and federal candidates in Virginia.
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| Preceded by Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1993–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: John Warner (R), Jim Webb (D)
Representative(s): Jo Ann Davis (R), Thelma Drake (R), Robert C. Scott (D), Randy Forbes (R), Virgil Goode (R), Bob Goodlatte (R), Eric Cantor (R), Jim Moran (D), Rick Boucher (D), Frank Rudolph Wolf (R), Thomas M. Davis (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
Categories: 1947 births | Current members of the United States House of Representatives | Living people | Groton School alumni | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia | African American politicians | Alpha Phi Alpha brothers | Filipino Americans | African Americans in the United States Congress | Asian American politicians
