Bobby Scott (politician)
Bobby Scott | |
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| Ranking Member of the House Education Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Virginia Foxx |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | George Miller |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Foxx |
| Chair of the House Education Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Virginia Foxx |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Foxx |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bliley |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Bateman |
| Succeeded by | Henry Maxwell |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 11, 1978 – January 12, 1983 Serving with Ted Morrison, Alan Diamonstein | |
| Preceded by | Lewis McMurran |
| Succeeded by | Mary A. R. Marshall |
| Constituency | 49th district (1978–1982) 48th district (1982–1983) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Cortez Scott April 30, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Marcia Price (niece) McKinley L. Price (brother-in-law) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
| Military service | |
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| Years of service |
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| Unit | Massachusetts Army National Guard |
Robert Cortez Scott (born April 30, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the dean of Virginia's congressional delegation since 2019, he previously shared the deanship with Bob Goodlatte until the latter's retirement that year, and the first Filipino American voting member of Congress. The district serves most of the majority-black precincts of Hampton Roads, including all of the independent cities of Norfolk, Newport News (where he resides), Hampton and Portsmouth, and parts of the independent city of Chesapeake. From 2019 to 2023, Scott was chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. He has been ranking member on that committee since 2023.