Don Leonard Scott Jr. (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer, politician, veteran, and convicted but pardoned felon. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 88th district. He was minority leader of …

Jan 19, 2025 · RICHMOND, Va. — President Joe Biden officially pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D - Portsmouth) on the 1994 federal drug charges for which Scott previously served eight years in prison.

Jan 19, 2025 · Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, waves to family in the gallery during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol on Jan. 10 ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.

Jan 19, 2025 · Virginia House Speaker Don Scott was pardoned Sunday by President Joe Biden for a felony drug conviction Scott received in 1994 while he was a law school student.

Jan 19, 2025 · On his last full day in the White House, President Joe Biden has pardoned Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison after a 1994 conviction on ...

Jan 19, 2025 · President Joe Biden issued a pardon Sunday of Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for a 1994 non-violent drug offense for which he served almost eight years in prison. “America is a country built ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, received a presidential pardon from United States President Joe Biden on Sunday. In a statement issued on Sunday ...

Jan 19, 2025 · President Biden used his clemency power today, his last full day of presidency, to pardon 5 individuals, and commute the sentences of 2 others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia...

Jan 10, 2024 · The Virginia General Assembly unanimously elected Democrat Don Scott as house speaker on Wednesday, making him the first Black speaker in the Virginia House of …