# Don Scott

Don Scott is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 88.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 88
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f8cafb3b-ed12-40e9-b062-318790434179

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8cafb3b-ed12-40e9-b062-318790434179 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Scott reported $3.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Scott says (VA 2025–26 session)

345 classified statements: 345 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.1% | 2.5% | 68 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 10.4% | 236 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 480 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.9% | 267 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.2% | 14.4% | 331 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 4.9% | 1.0% | 36 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 37% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.6% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.02), from 792 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 8 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 59. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 4 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2196: Celebrating the life of Hattie Marie Askew Williams. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2196/
- HR 2137: Celebrating the life of James D. Corprew. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2137/
- HR 2136: Celebrating the life of Geravis Anninos Brown. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2136/
- HR 2116: Celebrating the life of Melvin Lester Whitfield, Sr. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2116/
- HR 2114: Celebrating the life of Alice Pearl Gatling Morings. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2114/
- HR 2032: Celebrating the life of Gail Wilson. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2032/
- HR 2045: Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2045/
- HR 350: Commending Ricardo Foster. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR350/
- HR 323: Commending the 2026 Community Builders Award honorees of the Hampton Roads Community Action Program. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR323/
- HJ 270: Commending the Norfolk State University Alumni Association Portsmouth Chapter. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ270/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3.2M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2088621510361505937
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2085402953200906670
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2084425041203048522
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2079978581137006810
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2073581706284617980
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2073408590967083370
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2072423861438615844
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2072446789802672565
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2071640176267268295
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/donscott757/status/2071697658947789038

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0322
- Campaign site: https://leaderdonscott.com/
- X: https://x.com/donscott757
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofdonscott
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donscottattylaw/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@donscott4312
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-scott-ab7153127/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8cafb3b-ed12-40e9-b062-318790434179