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When I think of an ideal Democratic member of Congress during the Bush administration, I think of one who would stand up to the Bush administration's reckless "borrow and spend" tax policies. One who would articulate the danger of our growing national debt while balancing the priorities of national security and domestic investment. I think of one who would stand up for civil liberties in opposing the Patriot Act. I think of one who would fight for full funding of NCLB and oppose voucher and other schemes to divert public money from public education. I think of one who would stand up for national defense but strongly oppose a poorly planned unilateral invasion of Iraq.
I think of Congressman Bobby Scott, who is serving his 6th term in Congress, and who we need to send back for a 7th term!
Bobby Scott, the only African-American member of Congress from Virginia (indeed, only the second African-American to be elected to Congress from Virginia since Reconstruction) and the only member of Congress with Filipino heritage, is a staunch defender of equal rights for all Americans. He serves on the House Budget Committee (where he is a vociferous deficit hawk!) and the House Judiciary Committee. A graduate of Harvard College and BC Law, he was a practicing lawyer and served in the National Guard and Army Reserves before entering politics.
After running unopposed in 2002, Bobby Scott faces Republican challenger Winsome Sears in November. She is a staunch right-wing Christian ideologue who, after becoming the first African-American Republican woman to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, said that God told her to leave office after one term.
Congressman Bobby Scott has a very loyal constituency in VA-3 and is expected to win, but our support will guarantee his win and will fund aggressive GOTV efforts to turn out Democratic voters in this important district. Democracy for Virginia is especially proud to have worked with Congressman Bobby Scott in his tireless and courageous support for Howard Dean in the primary, and we are proud to support his re-election campaign.
