Robert Cortez Scott (born April 30, 1947) is the U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. A Democrat, he represents all of the independent cities of Franklin, Newport News, and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and all of the county of Isle of Wight. Scott is the longest-serving member of Virginia's Congressional delegation, and lives in Newport News.