Scott Wyatt (politician)
Scott Wyatt | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wyatt in 2024 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Peace |
| Constituency | 97th district (2020–2024) 60th district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Richmond, Virginia[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
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
[edit]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
[edit]2019
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Luck, Ashley. "Hanover supervisor Scott Wyatt to run against Del. Chris Peace to represent 97th district". dailypress.com/virginiagazette. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Wilson, Jason (2021-06-28). "Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ "Virginia Just Voted to Expand Medicaid. These States Could Be Next". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Virginia GOP backs hardline conservative challenger over incumbent in House seat fight". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Local, Jim Ridolphi for the Mechanicsville. "RPV: Wyatt is the 97th nominee". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "2019 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ 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.
 | This article about a member of the Virginia House of Delegates is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |