Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott (born April 30, 1947) is a Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, currently representing the state's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. (map) The district takes in most of Richmond, along with parts of Norfolk, Hampton and Scott's home in Newport News. He is of African American, white American and Filipino descent.
Scott was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up i...
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Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott (born April 30, 1947) is a Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, currently representing the state's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. (map) The district takes in most of Richmond, along with parts of Norfolk, Hampton and Scott's home in Newport News. He is of African American, white American and Filipino descent.
Scott was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Newport News, Virginia. He graduated from Harvard University with a political science degree and Boston College Law School with his Juris Doctor. From 1973 to 1991, Scott served as a lawyer at a private practice. He is also a former member of the National Guard and Army Reserve.
Scott is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
Scott was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1977 and he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1982. While in the...
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