robert c. scott

Robert Cortez Scott (b. August 30, 1947) is a politician from the state of Virginia, currently representing the state's 3rd Congressional district in the U.S. House. (map) Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and he graduated from Harvard University. Scott was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat in 1978 and he was elected to the Virginia state senate in 1982. He was unsuccessful in his candidacy for the House of Representatives in 1986. But, in 1992, he was elected to the Congress in Virginia's 3rd District. He is the first African American Representative from Virginia since Reconstruction. Having a maternal grandfather of Filipino ancestry also gives Rep. Scott the distinction of being the first American with Filipino heritage to serve in the United States Congress. Scott is opposed to the Death Penalty and the Patriot Act. He was one of three representatives to vote against a resolution condemning the Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow decision regarding the Pledge of Allegiance. Scott didn't have Republican opposition in 2000 and 2002. He faced former State Delegate Winsome Sears in the 2004 election, and won with 69% of the vote. He considered a run for Governor of Virginia but was persuaded not to run for that office. Scott, Robert C. Scott, Robert C. Scott, Robert C.

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