New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, left, is sworn in by Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernard Goodwyn, right, during the opening of the 2024 session of ...

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New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, is sworn in during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 ...

New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, is sworn in during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) has officially been sworn in as Speaker of the House during the first 2024 meeting of the Virginia House of Delegates.

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Delegate Nadarius E. Clark 79th Portsmouth (left to right) during a session of the Virginia General Assembly on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Richmond, Va.

Del. Don Scott (D–Portsmouth) became the first African-American to be nominated by their caucus for Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Following his incarceration, Scott began serving as an attorney and was elected to the Virginia legislature in 2019, serving Virginia’s 88th district, which covers most of the City of Portsmouth.

He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2019, elected Minority Leader in 2022, and unanimously elected Speaker in 2023 – the first African American to hold the position in our ...