Scott Wyatt (politician)

Scott Wyatt
Wyatt in 2024
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byChris Peace
Constituency97th district (2020–2024)
60th district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Richmond, Virginia[1]
Political partyRepublican

Scott Wyatt (born 1969) is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 60th district.

Biography

Wyatt was born in Richmond, Virginia and served on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors for 4 years, representing the Cold Harbor district.[2][3]

Wyatt is a member of the neo-Confederate organization known as the Sons of Confederate Veterans.[4]

Political career

2019

See also: 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election

After incumbent Chris Peace voted to expand Medicaid,[5][6] local Republican party representatives chose to nominate Wyatt instead after a divisive convention.[7]

In the general election, Wyatt defeated Democrat Kevin Washington with 55.7% of the vote.[8] 17.7% of the votes were write-ins, most likely for Chris Peace.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Times-Dispatch, Andrew Cain Richmond. "GOP nominee Scott Wyatt and Speaker Kirk Cox urge Republicans to unite and focus on November". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  3. ^ Luck, Ashley. "Hanover supervisor Scott Wyatt to run against Del. Chris Peace to represent 97th district". dailypress.com/virginiagazette. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ Wilson, Jason (2021-06-28). "Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ^ "Virginia Just Voted to Expand Medicaid. These States Could Be Next". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. ^ "Virginia GOP backs hardline conservative challenger over incumbent in House seat fight". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ Local, Jim Ridolphi for the Mechanicsville. "RPV: Wyatt is the 97th nominee". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. ^ "2019 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ^ From staff reports. "GOP's Wyatt claims victory over Democrat Washington for Hanover-based seat that features Peace write-in". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 28, 2020.


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