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Social media content:

Below is a couple examples of the content on Representative Scott's twitter page, if you take a look at the

Rep. Bobby Scott

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Rep. Bobby Scott Retweeted The New Yor

The House just held a bipartisan vote to terminate President Trump’s unconstitutional abuse of emergency power. My full statement: https://go.usa.gov/xEVej 

Rep. Bobby Scott added,

The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes

Breaking News: The House passed a resolution to end President Trump’s national emergency on the border. A handful of Republicans backed the measure. https://nyti.ms/2ThihMT 

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Rep. Bobby Scott Retweeted Committee on Education & Labor

The Child Care for Working Families Act will ensure all families can afford to send their children to a quality child care program that will support them through a critical stage in their lives. #ChildCare4All

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Committee on Education & LaborVerified account @EdLaborCmte

#ICYMI Today, Chairman @BobbyScott, Rep. @Kilili_Sablan, and 96 other House Democrats introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act: a bold proposal to provide high-quality #ChildCare4All. https://go.usa.gov/xEVf6 

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Press releases issued:

Representative Scott's website is littered with press releases, mainly consisting of credit claiming and position taking. The whole thing is very simplified and looks like eyewash.

• On August 5, Rep. Scott enjoyed an in depth discussion on faith issues with Toiya Sosa and Del. Cliff Hayes on Praise 104.9 FM in Chesapeake. 
• Rep. Bobby Scott joined the Chesapeake Democratic Women at their 9th annual crabfest on August 4th. Great seeing everyone there. 
• On October 27, Congressman Scott rallied in Newport News, Va., with steelworkers.

(Bobby et al., 2019)

Bills sponsored/cosponsored: Scott was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:

H.R. 1242 (115th): 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
H.R. 1447 (113th): Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
H.R. 6412 (111th): Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010
H.R. 5350 (110th): To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5284 (106th): To designate the United States customhouse located at 101 East Main Street in Norfolk, Virginia, as the “Owen B. Pickett United States Customhouse”.
H.R. 1513 (103rd): To designate the United States courthouse located at 10th and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia, as the “Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse”.

Citations:

Politics, T. (2019). Rep. Bobby Scott - Virginia District 03. Retrieved from https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00002147&cycle=2018

Rep. Bobby Scott (@BobbyScott) on Twitter. (2019). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/bobbyscott

Robert “Bobby” Scott, Representative for Virginia's 3rd Congressional District - GovTrack.us. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/robert_scott/400364

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Representative Scott's Election History and Stats

Last election:

In the 2018 election Congressman Scott ran unopposed and won 91.2% of total votes, with the remaining 8.8% being write-ins. Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Scott is one of the most reliable Democratic votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Democratic Party in Congress. (Ballotpedia, 2019)

Major issues:

Scott's main campaign themes have been focused on military support and a strong education system. His votes on these topics and positions held in the house reflect these viewpoints.

2016 vote:

In 2016 Incumbent Scott won the election against Republican Marty Williams by taking 66.7% of the votes in Virginia's 3rd District. Scott spent $3.53 per general election vote received in 2016.

Campaign finance status:

       Rank     Contributor             Total  

• 1  Dominion Resources $16,250 
• 2 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $15,000 
• 3 Norfolk Southern $12,750 
• 4 American Federation of Teachers $10,250 
• 5 American Assn for Justice $10,000 
• 5 American Crystal Sugar $10,000 
• 5 American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees $10,000
• 5 Forward Together PAC $10,000
• 5 Huntington Ingalls Industries $10,000
• 5 International Assn of Fire Fighters $10,000 
• 5 Ironworkers Union $10,000
• 5 National Education Assn $10,000 
• 5 Operating Engineers Union $10,000 
• 5 Service Employees International Union $10,000
• 5 United Auto Workers $10,000
• 16 Northrop Grumman $9,950 
• 17 Adtalem Global Education $7,600 
• 18 Laborers Union $7,500 
• 18 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $7,500 
• 18 United Steelworkers $7,500 

(Politics, 2019) 

Ballotpedia. (2019). Bobby Scott (Virginia) - Ballotpedia. [online] Available at: https://ballotpedia.org/Bobby_Scott_(Virginia) [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].


Politics, T. (2019). Rep. Bobby Scott - Virginia District 03. [online] OpenSecrets. Available at: https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00002147&cycle=2018 [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].

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Scott's District Analysis 

Virginia's 3rd Congressional District: 

General election: Nov. 6
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
Online registration:Yes
Same-day registration: No
Voter ID: Photo ID required
Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Population: 744,369
Major Cities: Franklin, Newport News, Portsmouth
Major industries & companies: Norfolk Naval base is a major part of the 3rd District's economical influence.
Party affiliation: Sided with Clinton during the 2016 Presidential Election. Last time the district voted for a Republican candidate was during the Bush administration.


Virginia's 3rd Congressional District was one of #9 House districts where a republican did not run in 2018.The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 3rd Congressional District the 86th-most Democratic nationally ("Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia", 2019).

Virginia Demographics:

	Virginia	U.S.
Total population:	8,367,587	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	39,490	3,531,905
Gender
Female:	50.8%	50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	19.2%	12.6%
Asian:	6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	8.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	88.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	36.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$65,015	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

Bibliography:
Biography. (2019). Retrieved from https://bobbyscott.house.gov/about/biography

Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia. (2019). Retrieved from https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2018

Blog #1 Member Profile

Congressman Bobby Scott

Representing the 3rd District of Virginia

Born: 

April 30, 1947

Raised: 

Newport News, Virginia 

Education:

Harvard College/Boston College Law School 

Fun facts: 

• Scott is only the second African-American elected to Congress in Virginia's history. 
• Member of the Massachusetts National Guard And United States Army Reserve. 
• Founder of Peninsula Legal Aid Center.
• Listed as one of the top 25 hardest working Members of Congress (http://thehill.com/capital-living/102101-the-25-hardest-working-members-of-congress.)

 

Committee/subcommittee assignments:

 Committee on the Budget, Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and from 2015-2018, he served as the ranking member of what was then called the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Sponsored legislation:

 In 2015, he was one of the four primary authors of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the first time in 13 years and replaced the No Child Left Behind Act. Additionally, in 2017, he worked to secure passage of legislation to reform and update our nation’s career and technical education system, as well as the juvenile justice system in 2018, which were both signed into law by President Donald Trump. The latter legislation, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, contained core tenets of Congressman Scott’s Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (Youth PROMISE) Act, which he had introduced in every Congress since 2007 ("Biography", 2019).

About Virginia's 3rd Congressional District: 

General election: Nov. 6
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
Online registration:Yes
Same-day registration: No
Voter ID: Photo ID required
Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Virginia's 3rd Congressional District was one of #9 House districts where a republican did not run in 2018.The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 3rd Congressional District the 86th-most Democratic nationally ("Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia", 2019).

Virginia Demographics:

	Virginia	U.S.
Total population:	8,367,587	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	39,490	3,531,905
Gender
Female:	50.8%	50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	19.2%	12.6%
Asian:	6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	8.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	88.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	36.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$65,015	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

Bibliography:
Biography. (2019). Retrieved from https://bobbyscott.house.gov/about/biography


Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia. (2019). Retrieved from https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2018