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SCOTT, Robert C. (1947-)
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SCOTT, ROBERT C., a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1947; graduated from Groton School, Groton, Mass., 1965; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1969; J.D., Boston College School of Law, Boston, Mass., 1973; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserve, 1970-1974; Massachusetts Army National Guard, 1974-1976; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1978-1983; member of the Virginia state senate, 1983-1993; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present); chair, Committee on Education and Labor (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress).

  • "Robert C. Scott" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.
  • "Robert C. (Bobby) Scott" in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900-2017. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Publishing Office, 2018.