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Bobby Scott (U.S. politician)

Bobby Scott
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
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
from the 48th district
In office
January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983
Preceded by Harvey Morgan
Succeeded by Mary Marshall
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 49th district
In office
January 11, 1978 – January 13, 1982
Preceded by Multi-member district
Succeeded by Vince Callahan
Personal details
Born Robert Cortez Scott
(1947-04-30) April 30, 1947 (age 69)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Harvard University (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1970–1973
1973–1976
Unit Army Reserve
Massachusetts National Guard

Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott (born April 30, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district takes in most of Richmond, all of Portsmouth, along with most of the black-majority areas of Norfolk, Hampton and Scott's home in Newport News. Scott is the current dean of the Virginia Congressional delegation.

Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Newport News, Virginia. He is of African American and Filipino American (maternal grandfather) descent. His father Dr. Charles Waldo Scott (1916–93) was a pioneering African-American surgeon and his mother Mae Hamlin-Scott (1920-2010), a graduate in chemistry from the University of Michigan, was an educator who taught science in the Newport News public schools.

Scott graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in government and Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Scott is a former member of the National Guard and Army Reserve. He was a lawyer in private practice from 1973 to 1991.


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