Robert C. Scott

Democrat Representative of Virginia's 3rd district

Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 5, 1993 - January 3, 1995
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 4, 1995 - January 3, 1997
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 7, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2001
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Virginia, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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April 30, 1947 (77 years old)

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Has been serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia’s 3rd congressional district since 1993
First Filipino American voting member of Congress and the first African American Representative from Virginia since Reconstruction
Dean of Virginia’s congressional delegation
Served as chair of the House Education and Labor Committee from 2019 to 2023 and became ranking member in 2023
Born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Newport News, Virginia, with a background in law
Former member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and Army Reserve
Served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, focusing on health care access, minimum wage increases, and job training
Advocated for progressive issues including increasing the minimum wage, eliminating anti-gay bias in the workplace, and supporting LGBT rights
Opposed the Bush administration, the Patriot Act, and the Iraq war resolution
Voted for the Affordable Health Care for America Act and supported the Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Introduced the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 to require reporting on prisoner deaths
Involved in various caucuses including the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and others
Speculated as a potential U.S. Senate appointee in 2016
Faced a sexual harassment allegation in 2017, which he strongly denied
Had knowledge of sexual assault allegations against Justin Fairfax before they became public
Has a consistent electoral history with significant victories in his district