Don Leonard Scott Jr. (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer, politician, veteran, and convicted but pardoned felon. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 88th district. He was minority leader of …

As Delegate, Don has been a champion for building a new Virginia that leaves no one behind — with strong public schools, quality, affordable healthcare for all, an economy that lifts everyone up, reproductive rights for women, and a fair, equitable criminal justice system.

Jan 19, 2025 · President Joe Biden officially pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott on the 1994 federal drug charges for which Scott previously served eight years in prison.

Jan 10, 2024 · The Virginia General Assembly unanimously elected Democrat Don Scott as house speaker on Wednesday, making him the first Black speaker in the Virginia House of …

Jan 11, 2024 · Soon after Virginia's General Assembly gavels into session tomorrow, it will have a new House speaker - Democrat Don Scott. He'll be the first Black speaker in the Virginia Legislature's...

Jan 10, 2024 · Virginia Del. Don Scott Jr. made history Wednesday when he was sworn in as the state's first Black speaker of the House of Delegates.

Veteran Don Scott has proudly served his country. Now his passion is serving those in Virginia's 88th District.

Jan 19, 2025 · On his final full day in office, President Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott — who was convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 1994 — and posthumously pardoned Black nationalist...

Jan 19, 2025 · Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.

Jan 10, 2024 · Virginia House Speaker Don Scott has had a meteoric rise in the Virginia General Assembly. Delegates unanimously voted him in as speaker on Wednesday.