Jim Scott (Virginia politician)
Jim Scott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 53rd district | |
| In office January 8, 1992 – January 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Howell |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Simon |
| Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Providence district | |
| In office January 1972 – July 1986 | |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Hanley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Martin Scott June 11, 1938 |
| Died | April 13, 2017 (aged 78) Springfield, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Virginia Cromwell |
| Children | Casey, Mary Alice |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina George Mason University |
| Occupation | Community affairs consultant |
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James Martin Scott (June 11, 1938 – April 13, 2017), known as "Landslide Jim", was an American politician and community affairs consultant. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1991 by a margin of a single vote, and served eleven terms, declining to seek re-election in 2013. He represented the city of Falls Church and part of Fairfax County, including Merrifield; since at least 2002, the district was numbered the 53rd.