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Bobby Scott

DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, VA-3

76

Years of Age

45

Years of Experience

VAResidence (state)

Robert Cortez Scott (born April 30, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician 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 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) 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.

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Education5 - 5 of 3

Harvard College

Bachelor of Arts

1969

Boston College Law School

Juris Doctor

1973

Groton School

1965

Past Positions1 - 5 of 5

Senator

Virginia State Senate

1983 - 1993

Representative

United States House of Representatives, Virginia

1992 - Current

Delegate

Virginia State House of Delegates

1978 - 1983

Served

United States National Guard

1974 - 1976

Served

United States Army Reserve

1970 - 1974

Other Experience1 - 80 of 80

Member

Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition

Current

Member

Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church

Current

Member

Democratic Budget Group

Current

President

Newport Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

1974 - 1980

Member

Board of Directors, Peninsula Legal Aid Center

Co-Chair

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force

Co-Chair

Appropriations and Taxation Task Force, Budget, Citizens Budget Committee

Member

Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change

Member

Congressional Prevention Coalition

Member

Health Task Force

Member

Narcotics Task Force

Member

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity

Member

Board of Directors, March of Dimes

Member

Social Security Task Force

Member

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Member

National Guard and Reserve Components Organization

Member

Impact Aid Coalition

Member

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Member

Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Member

Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group

Member

Crime and Drugs Task Force

Member

Children's Task Force

Co-Chair

Congressional My Brother's Keeper Caucus

Current

Co-Chair

United States-Philippines Frienship Caucus

Current

Co-Chair

Congressional Voting Rights Caucus

Current

Co-Chair

Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking

Current

Member

Disaster Relief Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Submarine Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Pre-Kindergarten Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional National Parks Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls

Current

Member

National Marine Sanctuaries Caucus

Current

Member

Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional LGBT Equaltiy Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Army Aviation Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Crime Prevention & Youth Development Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Bike Caucus

Current

Member

House Small Brewers Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Firefighters Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus

Current

Co-Chair

House Democratic Caucus Crime and Drug Task Force

Co-Chair

Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair

House Committee on Education and Labor

Former Member

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Over Criminalization Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member

Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member

Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus

Member

Congressional Black Caucus

Member

Congressional Arts Caucus

Member

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Member

Congressional Center Aisle Caucus

Member

Member Congressional Army Caucus

Member

House Zoo and Aquarium Caucus

Member

Metropolitan Mobility Caucus

Member

International Religious Freedom Caucus

Member

Defense Communities Caucus

Member

Congressional Veterans Mental Health Caucus

Member

Congressional Urban Caucus

Member

Congressional Tourism Caucus

Member

Congressional Steel Caucus

Member

Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Member

Congressional Science and National Labs Caucus

Member

Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member

Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus

Member

Congressional Military Family Caucus

Member

Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member

Congressional Infant Health and Safety Caucus

Member

Congressional India Caucus

Member

Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus

Member

Congressional Hellenic Caucus

Member

Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member

Congressional Empowered Communities Caucus

Member

Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member

Congressional Democratic Caucus

Member

Congressional Commuter Caucus

Member

Congressional Coast Guard Caucus

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Congressional Children's Caucus

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