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Profile of Bobby Scott
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Bobby Scott |
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29th January 1937 |
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Mount Pleasant, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Robert Cortez Scott (b. April 30, 1947) is a politician from the state of Virginia, currently representing the state's 3rd Congressional district in the U.S. House. (map)
Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and he graduated from Harvard University. Scott was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1978 and he was elected to the Virginia state senate in 1982. He was unsuccessful in his candidacy for the House of Representatives in 1986. But, in 1992, he was elected to the Congress in Virginia's 3rd District. He is the first African American Representative from Virginia since Reconstruction. Also, having a maternal grandfather of Filipino ancestry also 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 and 2002. 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 prominent member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
Preceded by:
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. |
U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
1993—present |
Succeeded by:
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Virginia Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress |
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John Warner (R), George Allen (R) |
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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) |
Current Delegations by State: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY | AS DC GU PR VI
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