Background Information

District Overview

Demographic Breakdown

• Total population: 643,476 (47.7% male, 52.3% female)
• 38.6% white, 56.4% black, 1.4% Asian, 1.9% mixed race, 2.6% Hispanic/Latino (of any race)
• Median household income:income $32,238in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars: $36,985 (US avg. $41,994)$46,242)
  
• Per capitalcapita income, income:2005 $16,870adjusted: $20,175 (US avg. $21,587)$25,035)
  
• Families below poverty level: 24,185, 15.3%15.0% (US avg. 9.2%)10.2%)
  
• Individuals below poverty level: 116,753, 18.9% (US avg. 12.4%)13.3%)
  

Bobby Scott Links and Information

• Serves on the Education & Workforce Committee (Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Subcommittee on Education Reform) and the Judiciary Committee (Subcommittee on Task Force on Antitrust, Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security - Ranking Minority Member)
• He is the first African-American Virginia Representative since Reconstruction and the first American with Filipino heritage to serve in Congress.
• Caucuses and Coalitions: Congressional Arts Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Children's Working Group, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressional Urban Caucus, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force, Executive Committee - Democratic Study Group
  

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