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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

DDemocratVA-3 · Representative
62
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency88
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

DemocratVA-3 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.451)
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott is a Democrat Representative from VA, District 3. He has served 33 years in Congress across 17 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 99.1% of the time.

33
Years in Office
17
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
5 votes against party
0.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
12
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Robert Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.2% vs avg
99.1%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-3.1% vs avg
0.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-1.0 vs avg
12
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Education and WorkforceRanking MemberHouse Committee on the Budget

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$158,105
Cash on Handⓘ
$415,325
Total Receiptsⓘ
$420,084
Disbursementsⓘ
$232,984
Individual Donors
$182,341
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1993–2027House · VA-3 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

VA-3 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

776,669
Population
$66,051
Median Income
34.0
Median Age
29.0%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 41.5%Black 43.6%Hispanic 8.5%Asian 2.9%