US Midterms 2026
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Bobby Scott, a Democrat who has represented Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993 and is dean of the state's congressional delegation, faces Republican Edwin Rivera in 2026.
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The article reports that Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Bobby Scott (representing Virginia’s 3rd District), have urged an official probe into possible fraud in public comments supporting the Labor Department’s…
The page covers a event honoring L. Douglas Wilder and celebrating the Richmond Crusade for Voters’ 70 years of advocacy. Key participants included U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Del.
The article discusses Democrats targeting Colorado GOP seats with help from military veterans as a response to national tensions, including the Iran war and upheaval in the armed forces.
The Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2026 was introduced on October 1 by House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) along with Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV).
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Bobby Scott, whose full name is Robert Cortez Scott, was born on April 30, 1947, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Newport News, Virginia. He is of African American and Filipino descent.
His father, Charles Waldo Scott, was a surgeon who in 1952 became the first African American appointed to the Newport News school board in the 20th century, and his mother, Mae Hamlin-Scott, taught science in the Newport News public schools.
Scott graduated from Groton School in 1965, received a B.A. in government from Harvard College in 1969 and earned his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1973.
He served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard from 1970 to 1973 and the Army Reserve from 1974 to 1976, and he practiced law in Newport News from 1973 to 1991.
Scott began his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates, to which he was elected as a Democrat in 1977, and moved to the Senate of Virginia in 1982. He first ran for Congress in 1986 in the 1st district and lost to Republican incumbent Herb Bateman, 56% to 44%. After the legislature created a new black-majority 3rd district following the 1990 census, Scott won its 1992 Democratic primary with 67% and defeated Republican Dan Jenkins 79% to 21%.
Scott is the first African American representative from Virginia since Reconstruction and the first American of Filipino descent to serve as a voting member of Congress. He has been dean of Virginia's congressional delegation since 2019, chaired the House Education and Labor Committee from 2019 to 2023, and has been its ranking member since 2023. In 2024 he defeated Republican John Sitka III with 70% of the vote.
Bobby Scott is the Democratic incumbent in Virginia's 3rd congressional district, which encompasses inner Hampton Roads, including parts of Hampton and Norfolk as well as Newport News. He is the Democratic nominee after lawyer Justin Maffett withdrew from the race. In the November 3, 2026, general election Scott faces Republican Edwin Rivera, a U.S. Army veteran, along with independent candidates Makiba Gaines, an attorney, and Steve Woll, a U.S. Navy veteran.
