Bobby Scott (U.S. politician)
| Bobby Scott | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Bliley |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office January 12, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Bateman |
| Succeeded by | Henry Maxwell |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 48th district |
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In office January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Harvey Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Marshall |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 49th district |
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In office January 11, 1978 – January 13, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Vince Callahan |
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Robert Cortez Scott April 30, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Harvard University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1970–1973 1973–1976 |
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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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