Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Third Congressional District of Virginia
Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce
Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott has represented Virginia's third congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. Prior to his service in Congress, he served 15 years in the Virginia General Assembly.
Congressman Scott serves as the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce—his fifth term as the Committee’s Democratic leader. In this role, he spearheaded critical parts of Congress’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through several COVID-19 packages—including
the American Rescue Plan Act—Congressman Scott saved the pensions of over one million workers and retirees; reduced the number of uninsured Americans to record lows; significantly reduced child hunger across the nation; and delivered the single largest investment to K-12 schools in U.S. history to help schools reopen safely and make up for lost learning time.
Congressman Scott has formerly served on Committee on the Budget and the Committee on the Judiciary and he remains a leading voice in Congress on fiscal policy, the Constitution and reforming our nation’s criminal justice system. He has successfully worked to pass bipartisan legislation to reduce mandatory minimum sentences, reform the juvenile justice system, and require reporting
and federal data collection of deaths that occur in police custody, jails, and
prisons.
Congressman Scott resides in Newport News, Virginia and is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law School. He also served in the Massachusetts National Guard and the United States Army Reserve.