Robert C. Scott

Democrat Representative of Virginia's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 3

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-8351

@BobbyScott

bobbyscott.house.gov

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16

Congresses Served

16

House Terms

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