VA-03 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyLiberal Democrat
Age79 years old (Apr 30, 1947)
GenderMale
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LocationVirginia
BackgroundAttorney
EducationGroton School (1965)
Notable personal detailsRobert Cortez "Bobby" Scott is a U.S. Representative who has represented Virginia’s 3rd congressional district since 1993. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1978–1983) and the Virginia Senate (1983–1993) and worked as a lawyer in private practice. Scott is a graduate of Harvard University and Boston College Law School and has served in the U.S. Army Reserve and the Massachusetts Army National Guard. He is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 119th Congress.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that protect and expand tax credits for low- and middle-income families (e.g., EITC and Child Tax Credit) and opposes large Republican tax cuts that he says primarily benefit billionaires and corporations. Advocates defending tax provisions that support public education and has supported letting earlier tax cuts expire rather than extending them without offsets.
Healthcare
Bobby Scott has co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act and is listed as a member of the Medicare for All Caucus, indicating support for a single‑payer/Medicare‑for‑All approach and major public expansion of health coverage. He also sponsors legislation to protect pre‑existing condition coverage and lower costs.
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Immigration & Border
Bobby Scott supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and protections for families and asylum seekers; he has criticized family-separation policies and the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” approach. His public statements and legislative record emphasize legal pathways and humanitarian protections while not centering expansion of enforcement measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying the right to abortion into federal law and has cosponsored the Women’s Health Protection Act; opposes restrictions on abortion coverage and has cosponsored legislation to protect contraception access and repeal Hyde (federal restrictions on abortion funding).
Climate & Energy
Supports acknowledging human contribution to climate change, rejoining the Paris Agreement, reducing CO2 emissions, investing in clean and renewable energy, and protecting coastal and regional environments such as the Chesapeake Bay and the southern Atlantic coast. Favors federal clean-energy investment and regulatory efforts to mitigate climate change while supporting targeted local restoration and adaptation measures.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports federal red flag (extreme risk protection order) laws, universal/expanded background checks, closing the gun‑show loophole, and banning assault weapons and high‑capacity magazines. Advocates using federal legislation to strengthen ATF enforcement and other measures to reduce gun violence while acknowledging Second Amendment rights.
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