Robert C. Scott

	Bobby Scott
	U.S. House, Virginia, District 3
	Incumbent
	In office
	January 3, 1993
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	20
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R)
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 3, 1992
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$6,908,715
Term limits	N/A
	Prior offices
	Virginia Senate
	1983-1993
	Virginia House of Delegates
	1978-1983
	Education
High school	Groton High School
Bachelor's	Harvard University
J.D.	Boston College School of Law
	Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1970-1974
	Personal
Birthday	April 30, 1947
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Profession	Lawyer
Net worth	$414,531
Religion	Episcopalian
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (b. April 30, 1947) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. Scott represents the 3rd congressional district of Virginia and was first elected to the House in 1992. He won re-election in 2012.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Scott is a "rank-and-file Democrat".^[1]

Biography

After earning his bachelor's from Harvard University and J.D. from Boston College School of Law, Scott went into private practice. Five years later, he began his political career as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[2]

Career

1993-present: U.S. House of Representatives
1983-1993: Virginia Senate
1978-1983: Virginia House of Delegates

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Scott serves on the following committees:^[3]

Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations - Ranking Member

2011-12

Scott was a member of the following House committees^[4]:

Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

Issues

Campaign themes

According to Scott's website, his campaign themes included:

Military: "...strong supporter of the military and believes that it is vital that we provide the funding to support our troops in their global missions."
Children: "...has been a strong advocate of measures focused on the needs of children....bring together families, schools and law enforcement to combat the Nation's soaring teen arrest rate."^[5]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Scott voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[6]

Elections

2012

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012

Scott won re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Dean Longo in the November general election.^[7]^[8]

U.S. House, Virginia, District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott Incumbent	81.3%	259,199
	Republican	Dean Longo	18.5%	58,931
	Write-In	N/A	0.3%	806
Total Votes				318,936
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Robert C. Scott, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated C.L. "Chuck" Smith, Jr. (R), John D. Kelly (I), and James J. Quigley (L) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	70%	114,754
	Republican	C.L. "Chuck" Smith, Jr.	27.2%	44,553
	Independent	John D. Kelly	1.2%	2,039
	Libertarian	James J. Quigley	1.5%	2,383
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	171
Total Votes				163,900

2008

On November 4, 2008, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	97%	239,911
	N/A	Write-in	3%	7,377
Total Votes				247,288

2006

On November 7, 2006, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	96.1%	133,546
	N/A	Write-in	3.9%	5,448
Total Votes				138,994

2004

On November 2, 2004, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Winsome E. Sears (R) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	69.3%	159,373
	Republican	Winsome E. Sears	30.5%	70,194
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	325
Total Votes				229,892

2002

On November 5, 2002, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	96.1%	87,521
	N/A	Write-in	3.9%	3,552
Total Votes				91,073

2000

On November 7, 2000, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[14]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	97.7%	137,527
	N/A	Write-in	2.3%	3,226
Total Votes				140,753

1998

On November 3, 1998, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert S. "Bob" Barnett (I) in the general election.^[15]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	76%	48,129
	Independent	Robert S. "Bob" Barnett	22.8%	14,453
	N/A	Write-in	1.2%	772
Total Votes				63,354

1996

On November 5, 1996, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Elsie Goodwyn Holland (R) in the general election.^[16]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	82.1%	118,603
	Republican	Elsie Goodwyn Holland	17.9%	25,781
	N/A	Write-in	0%	34
Total Votes				144,418

1994

On November 8, 1994, Robert C. Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas E. "Tom" Ward (R) in the general election.^[17]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott incumbent	79.4%	108,532
	Republican	Thomas E. "Tom" Ward	20.6%	28,080
	N/A	Write-in	0%	8
Total Votes				136,620

1992

On November 3, 1992, Robert C. Scott won election to the United States House. He defeated Daniel "Dan" Jenkins (R) in the general election.^[18]

U.S. House, Virginia District 3 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott	78.6%	132,432
	Republican	Daniel "Dan" Jenkins	21.2%	35,780
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	261
Total Votes				168,473

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Scott is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Scott raised a total of $6,908,715 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 4, 2013.^[19]

Robert C. Scott's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (Virginia, District 3)		$2,397,768
2010	US House (Virginia, District 3)		$4,510,947
Grand Total Raised			$6,908,715

2012

Breakdown of the source of Scott's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Scott won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Scott's campaign committee raised a total of $451,466 and spent $436,493.^[20]

U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 3rd District, 2012 - Robert C. Scott Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$451,466
Total Spent	$436,493
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$31,060
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$29,290
Top contributors to Robert C. Scott's campaign committee
American Assn for Justice	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$10,000
American Postal Workers Union	$10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Public Sector Unions	$41,500
Lawyers/Law Firms	$33,850
Industrial Unions	$31,000
Building Trade Unions	$22,000
Misc Unions	$17,000

2010

Breakdown of the source of Scott's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Scott won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Scott's campaign committee raised a total of $444,548 and spent $452,060.^[21]

U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 3rd District, 2010 - Robert C. Scott Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$444,548
Total Spent	$452,060
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$91,136
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$81,742
Top contributors to Robert C. Scott's campaign committee
Dominion Resources	$12,501
Northrop Grumman	$11,000
American Federation of Teachers	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$10,000
National Education Assn	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Public Sector Unions	$40,000
Lawyers/Law Firms	$29,000
Retail Sales	$19,000
Building Trade Unions	$17,000
Beer, Wine & Liquor	$15,500

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Scott missed 233 of 13,527 roll call votes from January 1993 to April 2013. This amounts to 1.7%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.^[22]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Goodlatte paid his congressional staff a total of $1,038,272 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranks 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[23]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Scott's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$215,935 and $1,044,997. That averages to $414,531, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 98.32% from 2010.^[24]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Goodlatte's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-352,944 to $770,995. That averages to $209,025.50 which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.^[25]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Scott ranked 89th in the liberal rankings in 2012.^[26]

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Scott ranked 84th in the liberal rankings.^[27]

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Scott has voted with the Democratic Party 93.8% of the time, which ranked 49 among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.^[28]

Recent news

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Robert Scott News Feed

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References

Political offices
Preceded by Thomas J. Bliley Jr.	U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia, 3rd District 1993-Present	Succeeded by -

[0] Gov Track "Scott" Accessed May 24, 2012

[1] Who Runs Gov "Robert C. Scott," Accessed November 7, 2011

[2] CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress

[3] Official House website "Committee Assignments," Accessed November 7, 2011

[4] Bobby Scott for Congress, "Biography," Accessed September 20, 2012

[5] U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.

[6] WTVR "CAMPAIGN 2012: Dean Longo challenges Bobby Scott," May 19, 2012

[7] Politico "2012 Election Map"

[8] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"

[10] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

[11] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"

[12] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"

[13] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"

[14] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"

[15] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"

[16] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"

[17] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"

[18] Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Robert Scott," Accessed April 4, 2013

[19] Open Secrets "Scott Campaign Contributions," Accessed February 24, 2013

[20] Open Secrets "Robert C. Scott 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 7, 2011

[21] GovTrack, "Bobby Scott," Accessed April 11, 2013

[22] LegiStorm, "Robert Scott," Accessed September 13, 2012

[23] OpenSecrets.org, "Scott (D-VA), 2011"

[24] OpenSecrets.org, "Robert C. Scott (D-Va), 2010," Accessed September 13, 2012

[25] National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013

[26] National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012

[27] Open Congress "Voting With Party"

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Robert C. Scott

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Biography

Career

Committee assignments

U.S. House

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2011-12

Issues

Campaign themes

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Elections

2012

Full history

Campaign donors

2012

2010

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

Congressional staff salaries

Net worth

2011

2010

National Journal vote ratings

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