Phillip A. Scott | |
Office: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates |
Constituency: | 88th District (2022–2024) 63rd District (2024–Present) |
Term Start: | January 12, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Mark Cole |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Voorhees, NJ |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Elisabeth Scott |
Children: | 5 |
Residence: | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
Alma Mater: | Liberty University (BS, MA, JM) |
Profession: | Background Investigator Supervisor |
Committees: | Counties Cities and Towns; Privileges and Elections; Health, Welfare and Institutions |
Phillip Scott is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 63rd district. Scott was first elected in 2021, succeeding retiring delegate Mark Cole.[2]
Scott was born in Voorhees, New Jersey, and raised in New Jersey and Maine. Scott moved to Virginia in high school.[3] After working in fast food and construction, Scott began working for a federal contractor as a background investigator.[4] Scott is a resident of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and five daughters.[5]
Scott was nominated as the Republican candidate for the 88th district on April 24, 2021, defeating two other candidates in a closed party canvass. The district was described by Virginia Public Access Project as "strong Republican."[4] In the November 2021 general election, Scott defeated Democrat Kecia Evans by a 57 to 41 percent margin.[6]
In the 2022 legislative session, Scott sponsored a bill to allow localities to lower vehicle tax rates, in response to rising prices for used cars. This bill was signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.[7] [8] The second dealt with licensing requirements for licensed professional counselors. In the 2023 Assembly session, Scott introduced a bill that would reduce Virginia's early voting period from 45 days to 14 days.[9]
In the 2023 House of Delegates elections, Scott is running in the new 63rd district. Virginia's legislative maps were redrawn in the decennial redistricting.[10]
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