• SCOTT, ROBERT C.
Experience: House: District 3, 1993-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $424,574Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert 'Bobby' C. Scott
    Gender: Male
    Family: Divorced
    Birth Date: 04/30/1947
    Birth Place: Washington, DC
    Home City: Newport News, VA
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    JD, Boston College School of Law, 1973
    BA, Political Science, Harvard College, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
    Senator, Virginia State Senate, 1983-1993
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1986
    Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 1978-1983

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Ranking Minority Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Appropriations and Taxation Task Force, Budget, Citizens Budget Committee
    Member, Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change
    Co-Chair, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force
    Member, Children's Task Force
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking
    Member, Congressional Center Aisle Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus
    Member, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Children's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
    Member, Congressional Commuter Caucus
    Member, Congressional Democratic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Empowered Communities Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hellenic Caucus
    Member, Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
    Member, Congressional India Caucus
    Member, Congressional Infant Health and Safety Caucus
    Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
    Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
    Member, Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus
    Member, Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, Congressional Science and National Labs Caucus
    Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Tourism Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Congressional Veterans Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Crime and Drugs Task Force
    Member, Defense Communities Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
    Member, Health Task Force
    Co-Chair, House Democratic Caucus Crime and Drug Task Force
    Member, House Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
    Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus
    Member Congressional Army Caucus
    Member, Metropolitan Mobility Caucus
    Member, Narcotics Task Force
    Member, Social Security Task Force
    Member, United States House Committee on Education and Labor
    Member, United States House Committee on the Budget
    Member, United States House Committee on the Judiciary

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Private Practice, 1973-1991
    Served, United States National Guard, 1974-1976
    Served, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
    Member, Board of Directors, March of Dimes
    Member, Board of Directors, Peninsula Legal Aid Center
    Member, Congressional Prevention Coalition
    Member, Impact Aid Coalition
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
    Member, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church
    Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
    President, Newport Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1974-1980

Additional Information

Awards:

    Capitol Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People, The Hill
    25 Hardest Working Members of Congress, The Hill
    St. Thomas More Award, Boston College Law School, 2002
    Congressman of the Year, National Association of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, 2002
    Certificate of Recognition, The Action Starts Here, 2002
    Chapter President's Award, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, 2002
    Humanitarian of the Year, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 2002
    Citizen of the Year Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2001
    Safe Start Award, Children's Defense Fund, 2000
    Certificate of Appreciation, Memory Walk Alzheimer's Association, 2001
    IDEA Hero Award, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, 2000<
    Champion of Church and State Separation Award, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 2001
    Community Health Super Hero Award, National Association of Community Health Centers, 2001
    Quality Service Award, American Federation of Teachers, 2001
    Prayer Breakfast Speaker Award, Richmond Branch NAACP, 2002
    Harold Marsh, Sr. Community Service Award, Old Dominion Bar Association, 2000
    Friend of the National Parks, National Park Conservation Association, 2001
    Emerging Technology Award, AT&T Broadband, 2001
    Congressman of the Year, National Association of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, 2001
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 155
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/29/2008 H.R.6838 CAMPUS Safety Act of 2008 09/29/2008 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/27/2008 H.R.7079 Patient Advocate Act of 2008 09/27/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/25/2008 H.R.3971 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008 09/25/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1087.  (All Actions)
09/24/2008 H.R.7033 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2008 09/24/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/31/2008 H.R.6713 E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/28/2008 H.Res.1211 Expressing the sense of the House that the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified on May 30, 2002 ("Ashcroft Guidelines") should be rescinded and replaced by the former Guidelines ('Levi guidelines') to protect Americans from domestic Federal Bureau of Investigation spying in the absence of suspected criminal activity. 07/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
04/22/2008 H.R.4109 Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 04/22/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/05/2008 H.R.4165 To provide grants to encourage and enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions of higher education. 02/05/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
02/04/2008 H.R.5035 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2008 02/04/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
01/24/2008 H.R.3992 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 01/24/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/14/2008 H.R.4300 Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 01/14/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
01/14/2008 H.R.4283 Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act 01/14/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4772 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on handheld electric can openers. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4771 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric knives. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4770 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on combination single slot toaster and toaster ovens. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4769 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on ice shavers. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4768 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on sandwich toaster grills. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4767 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric juice extractors. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4766 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric juice extractors. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/20/2007 H.R.4765 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on open top, electric indoor grills. 12/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 3374
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2899 To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2859 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.Con.Res.33 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
05/19/2017 H.Res.345 Urging the President to faithfully carry out the Affordable Care Act.
05/18/2017 H.R.2523 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.Res.338 Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
05/18/2017 H.R.984 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.653 Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2451 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2417 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
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