Bobby Scott (politician)

Bobby Scott
Ranking Member of the House Education Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Virginia Foxx
Chair of the House Education Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Virginia Foxx
Succeeded by	Virginia Foxx
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Thomas Bliley
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 12, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Herbert Bateman
Succeeded by	Henry Maxwell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office January 11, 1978 – January 12, 1983 Serving with Ted Morrison, Alan Diamonstein
Preceded by	Lewis McMurran
Succeeded by	Mary A. R. Marshall
Constituency	49th district (1978–1982) 48th district (1982–1983)
Personal details
Born	Robert Cortez Scott (1947-04-30) April 30, 1947 (age 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Harvard University (BA) Boston College (JD)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	Massachusetts National Guard (1970–1973) Army Reserve (1973–1976)
Bobby Scott's voice Bobby Scott speaks in support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Recorded May 14, 2021

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.^[1] From 2019 to 2023, Scott was chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. He has been ranking member on that committee since 2023.