Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

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 sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present). Chair, Committee on Education and Labor (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).